For the punishment pronounced by a court, see Life imprisonment. For other uses, see For the Term of His Natural Life (disambiguation).
For the Term of His Natural Life
Cover of the 1892 edition
Author
Marcus Clarke
Country
Australia
Language
English
Publication date
1870–1872
For the Term of His Natural Life is a story written by Marcus Clarke and published in The Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life). It was published as a novel in 1874 and is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history.[1] At times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortunes of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder that he did not commit. The book clearly conveys the harsh and inhumane treatment meted out to the convicts, some of whom were transported for relatively minor crimes, and graphically describes the conditions the convicts experienced. The novel was based on research by the author as well as a visit to the penal settlement of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
^Colmer, John (1983). "For the Term of His Natural Life: A Colonial Classic Revisited". The Yearbook of English Studies. 13: 133–144. doi:10.2307/3508117. ISSN 0306-2473. JSTOR 3508117.
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