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For the Term of His Natural Life

di Marcus Clarke · 78 parti · about 15 hours di lettura

Ciao, mi chiamo Finn e ti aiuterò a capire questo libro.

Eccolo, spiegato come se avessi 10 anni:

Rufus Dawes viene mandato come detenuto in Australia per un omicidio che non ha commesso. Le colonie penali laggiù sono luoghi brutali, con guardie crudeli, fame e tentativi di fuga che falliscono quasi sempre. Rufus soffre per anni, ma non smette mai di essere gentile e non perde mai la speranza. Questa storia realistica mostra quanto fosse ingiusto il vecchio sistema dei detenuti, e come un uomo buono riuscì a sopportarlo.

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Capitoli

Front Matter3 min PROLOGUE.19 min CHAPTER I. THE PRISON SHIP.14 min CHAPTER II. SARAH PURFOY.13 min CHAPTER III. THE MONOTONY BREAKS.5 min CHAPTER IV. THE HOSPITAL.8 min CHAPTER V. THE BARRACOON.12 min CHAPTER VI. THE FATE OF THE “HYDASPES”.17 min CHAPTER VII. TYPHUS FEVER.15 min CHAPTER VIII. A DANGEROUS CRISIS.13 min CHAPTER IX. WOMAN'S WEAPONS.9 min CHAPTER X. EIGHT BELLS.18 min CHAPTER XI. DISCOVERIES AND CONFESSIONS.6 min CHAPTER XII. A NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPH.1 min CHAPTER I. THE TOPOGRAPHY OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.6 min CHAPTER II. THE SOLITARY OF “HELL'S GATES”.6 min CHAPTER III. A SOCIAL EVENING.19 min CHAPTER IV. THE BOLTER.6 min CHAPTER V. SYLVIA.6 min CHAPTER VI. A LEAP IN THE DARK.15 min CHAPTER VII. THE LAST OF MACQUARIE HARBOUR.9 min CHAPTER VIII. THE POWER OF THE WILDERNESS.13 min CHAPTER IX. THE SEIZURE OF THE “OSPREY”11 min CHAPTER X. JOHN REX'S REVENGE.12 min CHAPTER XI. LEFT AT “HELL'S GATES.”24 min CHAPTER XII. “MR.” DAWES.16 min CHAPTER XIII. WHAT THE SEAWEED SUGGESTED.7 min CHAPTER XIV. A WONDERFUL DAY'S WORK.15 min CHAPTER XV. THE CORACLE.13 min CHAPTER XVI. THE WRITING ON THE SAND.10 min CHAPTER XVII. AT SEA.12 min CHAPTER I. A LABOURER IN THE VINEYARD.22 min CHAPTER II. SARAH PURFOY'S REQUEST.19 min CHAPTER III. THE STORY OF TWO BIRDS OF PREY.17 min CHAPTER IV. “THE NOTORIOUS DAWES.”14 min CHAPTER V. MAURICE FRERE'S GOOD ANGEL.9 min CHAPTER VI. MR. MEEKIN ADMINISTERS CONSOLATION.10 min CHAPTER VII. RUFUS DAWES'S IDYLL.9 min CHAPTER VIII. AN ESCAPE.7 min CHAPTER IX. JOHN REX'S LETTER HOME.16 min CHAPTER X. WHAT BECAME OF THE MUTINEERS OF THE “OSPREY”26 min CHAPTER XI. A RELIC OF MACQUARIE HARBOUR.4 min CHAPTER XII. AT PORT ARTHUR.9 min CHAPTER XIII. THE COMMANDANT'S BUTLER.8 min CHAPTER XIV. Mr. NORTH'S DISPOSITION.14 min CHAPTER XV. ONE HUNDRED LASHES.10 min CHAPTER XVI. KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS.8 min CHAPTER XVII. CAPTAIN AND MRS. FRERE.9 min CHAPTER XVIII. IN THE HOSPITAL.6 min CHAPTER XIX. THE CONSOLATIONS OF RELIGION.6 min CHAPTER XX. “A NATURAL PENITENTIARY.”6 min CHAPTER XXI. A VISIT OF INSPECTION.15 min CHAPTER XXII. GATHERING IN THE THREADS.23 min CHAPTER XXIII. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.10 min CHAPTER XXIV. IN THE NIGHT.13 min CHAPTER XXV. THE FLIGHT.9 min CHAPTER XXVI. THE WORK OF THE SEA.23 min CHAPTER XXVII. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.13 min CHAPTER I. EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH.22 min CHAPTER II. THE LOST HEIR.22 min CHAPTER III. EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH.15 min CHAPTER IV. EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH.9 min CHAPTER V. MR. RICHARD DEVINE SURPRISED.9 min CHAPTER VI. IN WHICH THE CHAPLAIN IS TAKEN ILL.12 min CHAPTER VII. BREAKING A MAN'S SPIRIT.8 min CHAPTER VIII. EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH.8 min CHAPTER IX. THE LONGEST STRAW.9 min CHAPTER X. A MEETING.13 min CHAPTER XI. EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH.6 min CHAPTER XII. THE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF Mr. NORTH.10 min CHAPTER XIII. MR. NORTH SPEAKS.11 min CHAPTER XIV. GETTING READY FOR SEA.18 min CHAPTER XV. THE DISCOVERY.10 min CHAPTER XVI. FIFTEEN HOURS.5 min CHAPTER XVII. THE REDEMPTION.10 min CHAPTER XVIII. THE CYCLONE.11 min EPILOGUE.1 min APPENDIX.6 min