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Tales of the Early Days
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Tales of the Early Days
Contributors:
By (Author) Price Warung
Series:
Publisher:
Sydney University Press
Imprint:
Sydney University Press
Publication Date:
3rd September 2009
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
A823.2
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
183
Dimensions:
Width 148mm, Height 210mm, Spine 15mm
Weight:
225g
Description
Tales of the Early Days (1894) is a collection of historical tales primarily concerned with the social abuses of the convict system of early Australia, such as 'Secret Society of the Ring, set in the penal colony of Norfolk Island. Warungs stories are filled with imaginative truth and 'symbolic veracity, though he draws on documentary fact and social realism.
Author Bio
Price Warung is the pseudonym of William Astley (1855-1911), a journalist and author and newspaper editor.
