A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... passion . But there were dark moments . By 1822 he was beginning to spend more and more of his time in bed , a ... passions , and the consequent lack of sympathy to which it would expose all of them in the coming days when her dearest ...
... passion . But there were dark moments . By 1822 he was beginning to spend more and more of his time in bed , a ... passions , and the consequent lack of sympathy to which it would expose all of them in the coming days when her dearest ...
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... passion for the birthrights of Englishmen , and their liberties . He was concerned with that much deeper battle in the heart of a man between damnation and im- passioned clay . When Dr Ross explained to his readers that though he did ...
... passion for the birthrights of Englishmen , and their liberties . He was concerned with that much deeper battle in the heart of a man between damnation and im- passioned clay . When Dr Ross explained to his readers that though he did ...
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... passion , such a spirit of recklessness that he bade fair to become a vagabond on the face of the earth . He was expelled from Cambridge for challenging his tutor to a duel . He became an unbeliever , and flaunted his atheism in a ...
... passion , such a spirit of recklessness that he bade fair to become a vagabond on the face of the earth . He was expelled from Cambridge for challenging his tutor to a duel . He became an unbeliever , and flaunted his atheism in a ...
Contents
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
THE NATIVE SON OFFENDS GROSSLY | 61 |
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