Buch, Englisch, 596 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 830 g
Buch, Englisch, 596 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 830 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - History
ISBN: 978-1-108-02382-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Described by the London Chronicle as 'the genteelest thief ever remembered at the Old Bailey', during the 1770s the dandy, actor and pickpocket George Barrington acquired infamy throughout Great Britain. His prosecution and conviction in 1790 merely served to intensify popular interest and ensured that when in 1802 the account of his transportation to Australia was published, reading audiences responded with hearty enthusiasm. After prefacing his volume with a concise and useful history of New South Wales, the author regales readers with tales of murder, theft, punishment and retribution. These bloody episodes, combined with engaging, albeit prejudiced, notes on the indigenous population, found favour with European readers and twenty years of serialisations, new editions and translations followed. Punctuated by quirky vignettes and unusual coloured plates, Barrington's narrative continues to entertain and inform anyone with an interest in British colonial, maritime or criminal history.
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Dedication; Preface; Introduction; 1. Comparison between New South Wales, and America. Nature, customs, and manners of the natives; 2. The motive for establishing the colony. The courts; 3. The colony suffers by much rain; 4. Idleness; 5. State of the country when Governor Phillip returned to England; 6. The Arthur arrives from Calcutta. State of Norfolk Island; 7. Cole-be attacked; 8. Several vessels sail; 9. A robbery; 10. A criminal court held; 11. Natural history; 12. Continuation of the history; Conclusion.
