- History, Penal colonies, Exiles, convicts
Incredibly rich and detailed account of the first white settlers that arrived in Australia, and what they found when they arrived. Riveting.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and epic.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Robert Hughes
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 688
- Publisher
- Folio Society, Collins Harvill, Pan Books Ltd
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780394506685
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About Robert Hughes · 1938
An Australian-born art critic, writer and television documentary maker who has resided in New York since 1970.
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