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Such Is Life: Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins (Dodo Press) by Joseph Furphy (Paperback, 2009)

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Joseph Furphy (1843-1912), is widely regarded as the Father of the Australian novel . He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins, and was extremely popular in Australia during the late 19th century. In his youth he had written many verses and in December 1867 he had been awarded the first prize of GBP3 at the Kyneton Literary Society for a vigorous set of verses on The Death of President Lincoln. His most famous work is Such is Life (1903), a fictional account of the life of rural dwellers, including bullock drivers, squatters and itinerant travellers, in southern New South Wales and Victoria, during the 1880s. In 1905, he moved to Western Australia, where his sons were living. He built a house at Swanbourne, which is now the headquarters of the West Australian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. Furphy's popularity may have influenced the usage of the Australian slang word furphy, meaning a tall story . However, scholars consider it more likely that the word originated with water carts, produced in large numbers by J. Furphy & Sons, a company owned by Joseph's brother John.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dodo Press
ISBN-13
9781409978176
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105189492

Product Key Features

Book Title
Such Is Life: Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins (Dodo Press)
Author
Joseph Furphy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Books, Interior Design
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
426 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
621g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Joseph Furphy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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