His Natural Life, Volumen1R. Bentley, 1875 |
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... convict of fiction has been hitherto shown only at the beginning or at the end of his career . Either his exile has been the mysterious end to his misdeeds , or he has appeared upon the scene to claim interest by reason of an equally ...
... convict of fiction has been hitherto shown only at the beginning or at the end of his career . Either his exile has been the mysterious end to his misdeeds , or he has appeared upon the scene to claim interest by reason of an equally ...
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... convict fares after the fulfilment of his sentence . But no writer - so far as I am aware has attempted to depict the dismal condition of a felon during his term of trans- portation . I have endeavoured in " His Natural Life ” to set ...
... convict fares after the fulfilment of his sentence . But no writer - so far as I am aware has attempted to depict the dismal condition of a felon during his term of trans- portation . I have endeavoured in " His Natural Life ” to set ...
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... convict leaning against the bul- warks would like to have been able to get rid of his enemy the sun for a moment , was probable enough . His companions , sitting on the combings of the mainhatch , or crouched in careless fashion on the ...
... convict leaning against the bul- warks would like to have been able to get rid of his enemy the sun for a moment , was probable enough . His companions , sitting on the combings of the mainhatch , or crouched in careless fashion on the ...
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... convict ship the greatest villain is the greatest hero , and the only nobility acknowledged by that hideous commonwealth is that Order of the Halter which is conferred by the hand of the hangman . The young man on the poop caught sight ...
... convict ship the greatest villain is the greatest hero , and the only nobility acknowledged by that hideous commonwealth is that Order of the Halter which is conferred by the hand of the hangman . The young man on the poop caught sight ...
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... Maurice Frere . Fascination was an integral portion of Julia . Vickers's nature ; admiration was all she lived for ; and even in a convict ship , with her husband at her elbow , she must flirt , or 28 His Natural Life .
... Maurice Frere . Fascination was an integral portion of Julia . Vickers's nature ; admiration was all she lived for ; and even in a convict ship , with her husband at her elbow , she must flirt , or 28 His Natural Life .
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