Project Gutenberg 2002-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 660 Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop 1846 1881 For the Term of His Natural Life Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Term_of_His_Natural_Life Produced by Col Choat, and David Widger "For the Term of His Natural Life" by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke is a historical novel written in the late 19th century that explores the grim realities of convict transportation in Australia. The story centers around Rufus Dawes, a convict unjustly sentenced to endure a harrowing life of punishment and degradation during his transportation, illuminating the brutalities of the penal system and the human capacity for both cruelty and resilience. The opening of the novel introduces a tragic domestic conflict involving Sir Richard Devine, his wife Lady Ellinor, and their son Richard, whose return from abroad unravels dark family secrets. As the tension escalates following a shocking revelation, Richard is thrown into a situation where he encounters the dying form of Lord Bellasis, his estranged grandfather, leading to fatal misunderstandings and Richard's wrongful arrest. This gripping beginning sets the stage for an exploration of themes such as guilt, identity, and the harsh conditions endured by convicts, while establishing Dawes as a figure shaped by larger societal injustices as he begins his own grim journey aboard the convict ship, Malabar. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction Australia -- Fiction Prisoners -- Fiction Penal colonies -- Australia -- Fiction Penal transportation -- Fiction PR Text Australia Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 1241525 2025-07-02T07:22:23.534141 text/html 1295380 2021-02-26T00:55:16 text/html 530778 2025-07-02T07:22:36.961569 application/epub+zip 549607 2025-07-02T07:22:27.202138 application/epub+zip 535692 2025-07-02T07:22:25.740143 application/epub+zip 935436 2025-07-02T07:22:45.080543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855787 2025-07-02T07:22:35.948584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817798 2022-09-02T10:00:23.793729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1080015 2025-07-02T07:22:21.314175 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1079865 2018-03-15T07:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1063110 2009-10-12T13:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1063101 2009-10-12T13:17:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23850 2025-07-02T07:22:45.223607 application/rdf+xml 14220 2025-07-02T07:22:26.276162 image/jpeg 3640 2025-07-02T07:22:26.009189 image/jpeg 419718 2018-03-17T06:09:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 417473 2009-10-12T13:18:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 439708 2021-02-26T00:55:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 417418 2009-10-12T13:18:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 512668 2025-07-02T07:22:23.626147 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia