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For the Term of His Natural LifeMarcus Andrew Hislop Clarke

For the Term of His Natural Life

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Original author: Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke

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"For the Term of His Natural Life" by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke is a novel published in 1874. Set in early colonial Australia, it follows Rufus Dawes, a young British aristocrat wrongly convicted of murder and transported to a brutal penal colony. Based on Clarke's research and visits to Port Arthur, the story depicts the harsh realities of convict life through a series of dramatic events involving betrayal, attempted escapes, and unlikely survival. The novel vividly portrays the inhumane treatment of prisoners in Australia's convict era.

For the Term of His Natural Life, by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3424.

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81 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter769 words
  2. 2.Prologue3,720 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Prison Ship2,842 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Sarah Purfoy2,503 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: The Monotony Breaks1,045 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: The Hospital1,453 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: The Barracoon2,300 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: The Fate of the “hydaspes”3,336 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Typhus Fever2,883 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: A Dangerous Crisis2,492 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: Woman's Weapons1,788 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: Eight Bells3,531 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: Discoveries and Confessions1,302 words
  14. 14.Chapter I: The Topography of Van Diemen's Land1,141 words
  15. 15.Chapter II: The Solitary of “hell's Gates”1,280 words
  16. 16.Chapter III: A Social Evening3,673 words
  17. 17.Chapter IV: The Bolter1,182 words
  18. 18.Chapter V: Sylvia1,079 words
  19. 19.Chapter VI: A Leap in the Dark3,008 words
  20. 20.Chapter VII: The Last of Macquarie Harbour1,721 words
  21. 21.Chapter VIII: The Power of the Wilderness2,568 words
  22. 22.Chapter IX: The Seizure of the “osprey”2,138 words
  23. 23.Chapter X: John Rex's Revenge2,446 words
  24. 24.Chapter XI: Left at “hell's Gates.”4,835 words
  25. 25.Chapter XII: “mr.” Dawes3,137 words
  26. 26.Chapter XIII: What the Seaweed Suggested1,430 words
  27. 27.Chapter XIV: A Wonderful Day's Work2,990 words
  28. 28.Chapter XV: The Coracle2,598 words
  29. 29.Chapter XVI: The Writing on the Sand1,928 words
  30. 30.Chapter XVII: At Sea2,274 words
  31. 31.Chapter I: A Labourer in the Vineyard4,342 words
  32. 32.Chapter II: Sarah Purfoy's Request3,658 words
  33. 33.Chapter III: The Story of Two Birds of Prey3,442 words
  34. 34.Chapter IV: “the Notorious Dawes.”2,850 words
  35. 35.Chapter V: Maurice Frere's Good Angel1,685 words
  36. 36.Chapter VI: Mr. Meekin Administers Consolation1,868 words
  37. 37.Chapter VII: Rufus Dawes's Idyll1,872 words
  38. 38.Chapter VIII: An Escape1,410 words
  39. 39.Chapter IX: John Rex's Letter Home3,090 words
  40. 40.Chapter X: What Became of the Mutineers of the “osprey”5,121 words
  41. 41.Chapter XI: A Relic of Macquarie Harbour759 words
  1. 42.Chapter XII: At Port Arthur1,692 words
  2. 43.Chapter XIII: The Commandant's Butler1,574 words
  3. 44.Chapter XIV: Mr. NORTH'S DISPOSITION2,688 words
  4. 45.Chapter XV: One Hundred Lashes2,039 words
  5. 46.Chapter XVI: Kicking Against the Pricks1,614 words
  6. 47.Chapter XVII: Captain and Mrs. Frere1,748 words
  7. 48.Chapter XVIII: In the Hospital1,219 words
  8. 49.Chapter XIX: The Consolations of Religion1,138 words
  9. 50.Chapter XX: “a Natural Penitentiary.”1,113 words
  10. 51.Chapter XXI: A Visit of Inspection2,991 words
  11. 52.Chapter XXII: Gathering in the Threads4,416 words
  12. 53.Chapter XXIII: Running the Gauntlet2,048 words
  13. 54.Chapter XXIV: In the Night2,529 words
  14. 55.Chapter XXV: The Flight1,699 words
  15. 56.Chapter XXVI: The Work of the Sea4,470 words
  16. 57.Chapter XXVII: The Valley of the Shadow of Death2,554 words
  17. 58.Chapter I: Extracted From the Diary of the Rev. James North4,295 words
  18. 59.Chapter II: The Lost Heir4,279 words
  19. 60.Chapter III: Extracted From the Diary of the Rev. James North2,934 words
  20. 61.Chapter IV: Extracted From the Diary of the Rev. James North1,697 words
  21. 62.Chapter V: Mr. Richard Devine Surprised1,696 words
  22. 63.Chapter VI: In Which the Chaplain Is Taken ILL2,274 words
  23. 64.Chapter VII: Breaking a Man's Spirit1,598 words
  24. 65.Chapter VIII: Extracted From the Diary of the Rev. James North1,637 words
  25. 66.Chapter IX: The Longest Straw1,733 words
  26. 67.Chapter X: A Meeting2,543 words
  27. 68.Chapter XI: Extracted From the Diary of the Rev. James North1,246 words
  28. 69.Chapter XII: THE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF Mr. NORTH2,081 words
  29. 70.Chapter XIII: Mr. North Speaks2,110 words
  30. 71.Chapter XIV: Getting Ready for Sea3,481 words
  31. 72.Chapter XV: The Discovery1,866 words
  32. 73.Chapter XVI: Fifteen Hours910 words
  33. 74.Chapter XVII: The Redemption2,036 words
  34. 75.Chapter XVIII: The Cyclone2,147 words
  35. 76.Epilogue110 words
  36. 77.Book ONE104 words
  37. 78.Book TWO222 words
  38. 79.Chapter II: Transportation: Copy of a communication upon the subject of Transportation44 words
  39. 80.Chapter XX: Report of a Select Committee ut supra, 183746 words
  40. 81.Book IV333 words