Author: De Boos, Charles.
Title: Fifty Years Ago: An Australian Tale [Australian Books on Demand].
Description: Canberra, Jamison Centre Mulini Press, 1999. Paperback thick quarto, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 402 pp. Classic lengthy novel by Charles de Boos of early Australia about a settler in the Hunter region who seeks revenge from Aborigines who have killed some of his family. First published as a serial by Gordon & Gotch in 1867. Later published, heavily truncated, as "Settler and Savage". This is a welcome reprint of the original neglected book, said to be comparable to Marcus Clark and Rolf Boldrewood. De Boos was a French-English migrant who tried farming, before becoming a successful journalist, mining warden and magistrate. (From the Australian Books on Demand series. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN: 0949910759

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