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A novel by Marcus Clarke about a wrongfully convicted gentleman transported to Australia in the 19th century. The book depicts the harsh conditions and injustices of the convict system and the love story of Rufus Dawes and Sylvia Vickers.
- Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke
- 1870
For the Term of His Natural Life: With Anthony Perkins, Patrick Macnee, Samantha Eggar, Diane Cilento. England 1834. The young Rufus is sentenced after an intrigue and banished to Australia for life.
- (237)
- 1983-05-23
- Adventure, Drama
- 520
For the Term of His Natural Life. Marcus Clarke. 3.96. 2,939 ratings196 reviews. The most famous work by the Australian novelist and poet, For the Term of His Natural Life is a powerful tale of an Australian penal settlement, which originally appeared in serial form in a Melbourne paper.
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- Paperback
A 1983 Australian TV adaptation of Marcus Clarke's novel about a transported convict's love and revenge. The miniseries features Colin Friels, Susan Lyons, Robert Coleby and others in a six-hour epic.
Oct 12, 2009 · A novel by Marcus Clarke about the life of a convict in Australia in the 19th century. The title refers to the sentence of transportation for life that the convict received for his crime.
A masterpiece in style and scope, Marcus Clarke’s For the Term of His Natural Life is an ambitious tale of tragedy, redemption, and the ugliness and resilience of man. Wrongfully...
Jul 26, 2021 · A ripping yarn about convict life in early Australian history and in particular Rufus Dawes, an innocent man convicted of murder. He visited Tasmania for articles about the convict period and later wrote "His Natural Life" (later called For the Term of His Natural Life).
