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[Only registered and activated users can see links] English Passengers
Author: Matthew Kneale
Published: 2012
Language: English
ISBN: 9780385497435
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Pages: 464
Extension: EPUB
Size: 546 KB
Subjects: General, Fiction, Historical - General, Historical fiction, Fiction - Historical, Popular American Fiction, Historical, Literary, British, Archaeological expeditions, Ocean travel, Tasmanian aborigines, Aboriginal Tasmanians, Tasmania
Categories: Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction
An electrifying modern classic - Kneale's sweeping adventure story vividly brings a past age to life
WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe.
The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His travelling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men. Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British.
'Deeply impressive. . . Every page fizzes with linguistic invention' Guardian
'A big, ambitious novel with a rich historical sweep and a host of narrative voices . . . The sort of novel that few contemporary writers have either the imagination or the stamina to sustain' Daily Telegraph
Download English Passengers - Matthew Kneale
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Author: Matthew Kneale
Published: 2012
Language: English
ISBN: 9780385497435
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Pages: 464
Extension: EPUB
Size: 546 KB
Subjects: General, Fiction, Historical - General, Historical fiction, Fiction - Historical, Popular American Fiction, Historical, Literary, British, Archaeological expeditions, Ocean travel, Tasmanian aborigines, Aboriginal Tasmanians, Tasmania
Categories: Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction
An electrifying modern classic - Kneale's sweeping adventure story vividly brings a past age to life
WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe.
The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His travelling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men. Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British.
'Deeply impressive. . . Every page fizzes with linguistic invention' Guardian
'A big, ambitious novel with a rich historical sweep and a host of narrative voices . . . The sort of novel that few contemporary writers have either the imagination or the stamina to sustain' Daily Telegraph
Download English Passengers - Matthew Kneale
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