I am,
My dear Sir Charles,
Faithfully yours,
MARCUS CLARKE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, MELBOURNE
CONTENTS
[ HIS NATURAL LIFE. ]
[ PROLOGUE. ]
[ BOOK I. ] THE SEA. 1827
[ CHAPTER I. ] THE PRISON SHIP
[ CHAPTER II. ] SARAH PURFOY
[ CHAPTER III. ] THE MONOTONY BREAKS
[ CHAPTER IV. ] THE HOSPITAL
[ CHAPTER V. ] THE BARRACOON
[ CHAPTER VI. ] THE FATE OF THE “HYDASPES”
[ CHAPTER VII. ] TYPHUS FEVER
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] A DANGEROUS CRISIS
[ CHAPTER IX. ] WOMAN'S WEAPONS
[ CHAPTER X. ] EIGHT BELLS
[ CHAPTER XI. ] DISCOVERIES AND CONFESSIONS
[ CHAPTER XII. ] A NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPH
[ BOOK II. ] MACQUARIE HARBOUR. 1833
[ CHAPTER I. ] THE TOPOGRAPHY OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND
[ CHAPTER II. ] THE SOLITARY OF “HELL'S GATES”
[ CHAPTER III. ] A SOCIAL EVENING
[ CHAPTER IV. ] THE BOLTER
[ CHAPTER V. ] SYLVIA
[ CHAPTER VI. ] A LEAP IN THE DARK
[ CHAPTER VII. ] THE LAST OF MACQUARIE HARBOUR
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] THE POWER OF THE WILDERNESS
[ CHAPTER IX. ] THE SEIZURE OF THE “OSPREY”
[ CHAPTER X. ] JOHN REX'S REVENGE
[ CHAPTER XI. ] LEFT AT “HELL'S GATES.”
[ CHAPTER XII. ] "MR.” DAWES
[ CHAPTER XIII. ] WHAT THE SEAWEED SUGGESTED
[ CHAPTER XIV. ] A WONDERFUL DAY'S WORK
[ CHAPTER XV. ] THE CORACLE
[ CHAPTER XVI. ] THE WRITING ON THE SAND
[ CHAPTER XVII. ] AT SEA
[ BOOK III. ] PORT ARTHUR. 1838
[ CHAPTER I. ] A LABOURER IN THE VINEYARD
[ CHAPTER II. ] SARAH PURFOY'S REQUEST
[ CHAPTER III. ] THE STORY OF TWO BIRDS OF PREY
[ CHAPTER IV. ] "THE NOTORIOUS DAWES.”
[ CHAPTER V. ] MAURICE FRERE'S GOOD ANGEL
[ CHAPTER VI. ] MR. MEEKIN ADMINISTERS CONSOLATION
[ CHAPTER VII. ] RUFUS DAWES'S IDYLL
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] AN ESCAPE
[ CHAPTER IX. ] JOHN REX'S LETTER HOME
[ CHAPTER X. ] WHAT BECAME OF THE MUTINEERS OF THE “OSPREY”
[ CHAPTER XI. ] A RELIC OF MACQUARIE HARBOUR
[ CHAPTER XII. ] AT PORT ARTHUR
[ CHAPTER XIII. ] THE COMMANDANT'S BUTLER
[ CHAPTER XIV. ] Mr. NORTH'S DISPOSITION
[ CHAPTER XV. ] ONE HUNDRED LASHES
[ CHAPTER XVI. ] KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS
[ CHAPTER XVII. ] CAPTAIN AND MRS. FRERE
[ CHAPTER XVIII. ] IN THE HOSPITAL
[ CHAPTER XIX. ] THE CONSOLATIONS OF RELIGION
[ CHAPTER XX. ] "A NATURAL PENITENTIARY.”
[ CHAPTER XXI. ] A VISIT OF INSPECTION
[ CHAPTER XXII. ] GATHERING IN THE THREADS
[ CHAPTER XXIII. ] RUNNING THE GAUNTLET
[ CHAPTER XXIV. ] IN THE NIGHT
[ CHAPTER XXV. ] THE FLIGHT
[ CHAPTER XXVI. ] THE WORK OF THE SEA
[ CHAPTER XXVII. ] THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH
[ BOOK IV. ] NORFOLK ISLAND. 1846
[ CHAPTER I. ] EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH
[ CHAPTER II. ] THE LOST HEIR
[ CHAPTER III. ] EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH
[ CHAPTER IV. ] EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH
[ CHAPTER V. ] MR. RICHARD DEVINE SURPRISED
[ CHAPTER VI. ] IN WHICH THE CHAPLAIN IS TAKEN ILL
[ CHAPTER VII. ] BREAKING A MAN'S SPIRIT
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH
[ CHAPTER IX. ] THE LONGEST STRAW
[ CHAPTER X. ] A MEETING
[ CHAPTER XI. ] EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH
[ CHAPTER XII. ] THE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF Mr. NORTH
[ CHAPTER XIII. ] MR. NORTH SPEAKS
[ CHAPTER XIV. ] GETTING READY FOR SEA
[ CHAPTER XV. ] THE DISCOVERY
[ CHAPTER XVI. ] FIFTEEN HOURS
[ CHAPTER XVII. ] THE REDEMPTION
[ CHAPTER XVIII. ] THE CYCLONE
[ EPILOGUE. ]
[ APPENDIX. ]