{"product_id":"9781412162715","title":"For the Term of His Natural Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece in style and scope, Marcus Clarke’s \u003ci\u003eFor the Term of His Natural Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious tale of tragedy, redemption, and the ugliness and resilience of man. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit, a young aristocrat is sent to pay his dues in Van Diemen’s Land. As a criminal in this new colony, Rufus Dawes is forced to endure tremendous suffering and inhumanity, from the baseless cruelty of those in power to the harsh brutalities of an untamed country. Yet, with enduring human spirit and unrelenting determination, Dawes remains ever desperate to clear his name, no matter the trials that come his way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1874, Marcus Clarke’s vivid and brutal depictions of convict life have come to define our colonial history. Still beloved by readers today, \u003ci\u003eFor the Term of His Natural Life\u003c\/i\u003e remains the most important Australian book of the nineteenth century, and a vital part of our cultural and literary identity.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1846 in Kensington, London. At age seventeen Clarke left England for Australia, where his uncle was a county court judge. Despite an early career in banking, Clarke had begun to write professionally by 1867, penning stories for the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and working as a theatre critic for the Melbourne \u003ci\u003eArgus\u003c\/i\u003e. Commissioned by the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal\u003c\/i\u003e to write a serial about convict life, Clarke produced his masterwork, \u003ci\u003eHis Natural Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Republished as a novel in 1874 under the new title \u003ci\u003eFor the Term of His Natural Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Clarke's epic tale of crime and punishment was later distributed in Britain, America, Germany and many other countries. Marcus Clarke died in Melbourne in 1881, aged thirty-five.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A beautiful edition of an Aussie Classic.’ \u003ci\u003eBookMooch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eBooksLib","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153526636784,"sku":"9781412162715","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412162715_p0.jpg?v=1763724843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412162715","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}