In Tasmania [electronic resource]
Nicholas Shakespeare2011
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A brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer's
discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past.
In Tasmania on holiday, novelist and Chatwin biographer Nicholas Shakespeare
discovered a house on a 9-mile beach and instantly decided this was where he
wanted to live. He didn't know then that his ancestor was the corrupt and
colourful Anthony Fenn Kemp, now known as 'the Father of Tasmania', or that he
would find relatives living on the island.
Shakespeare interweaves his personal journey into a new-found paradise with a
brilliant account of the two turbulent centuries of Tasmania's history in this
fascinating and timely book. 'A delightful book. Nicholas Shakespeare is a fine
story teller and here he unveils for us a compendium of fascinating Tasmanian
characters past and present, from bankrupt squires to convict cannibals, from
love struck romantics to the captivating monstrous Anthony Fenn Kemp, the
Flashman of early co...
Main title:
In Tasmania [electronic resource] / Nicholas Shakespeare
Author:
Nicholas Shakespeare, Author
Imprint:
Australia : Random House Australia, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (450 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781742744964
Language:
English
BRN:
439934
Electronic access:
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |