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Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859

Book Three: Frontier Stories
By Charles Dickens
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In Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859, Charles Dickens offers vivid insights into 19th-century Australian society through a series of essays originally published in his periodical, Household Words. These essays explore various aspects of life in Australia, capturing the challenges and opportunities of the time, and reflect Dickens' keen observations and social commentary. The collection provides a fascinating glimpse into the historical narrative and Dickens' perspectives on the land and its people.
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by historical perspectives and the intercontinental reach of Charles Dickens' writings. It offers a unique collection of essays exploring Dickens' views and insights on Australia during the mid-19th century, providing a glimpse into his journalistic flair and observations of the era. If you're a fan of literary history or intrigued by cultural exchanges through classic literature, this may be an engaging read.

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Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859

Contains stories of the triumphs and failures associated with opening up new country in the Australian bush. There are descriptions of cattle drives, bullock wagons, and poignant stories of lost settlers and children so often found through the uncanny abilities of Aboriginal trackers.

This anthology collects Charles Dickens' journalism about Australia, which was originally featured in his weekly journal, Household Words.

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Charles Dickens is little celebrated as a journalist, yet his career spanned nearly 40 years. Starting as a court reporter, parliamentary newspaper columnist, and theatre critic, he developed an instinct for injustice, humbug, and charade. For 20 years he edited his own weekly journal, Household Words, later known as All the Year Round, publishing articles and stories designed to be interesting, entertaining, and educational.

Dickens had a keen interest in Australia and fortuitously began publishing the periodical at a transitional moment, just before the heady days of the 1850s gold rush set the world ablaze. The discovery of gold drove a period of mass immigration, expansion into the hinterlands, and caused radical economic and social changes in an emerging nation.

Of the nearly 3000 articles published in Household Words, some 100 related to Australia and have been collected in this anthology. Dickens saw Australia offering opportunities for England's poor and downtrodden to make a new start and a brighter future for themselves; optimism reflected in many of the articles.

The stories have been grouped into five volumes: Convict Stories, Immigration, Frontier Stories, Mining and Gold, and Maritime Conditions.

Book Three: Frontier Stories

This volume contains stories of the triumphs and failures associated with opening up new country in the Australian bush. There are descriptions of cattle drives, bullock wagons, and poignant stories of lost settlers and children—so often found through the uncanny abilities of Aboriginal trackers.

There are tales of floods and fire; encounters with bushrangers and Aborigines, interspersed with vignettes of everyday life.

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Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859 has been described as a fascinating collection that offers insight into Dickens’ dedication to social reform and moral improvement. Edited by Margaret Mendelawitz, it showcases a compelling glimpse into Australiana through the lens of Dickens' essays.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781920898694

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Sydney University Press

Illustration: 12 b&w ill.

Contributors:

  • Compiled by Margaret Mendelawitz

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 375g

Pages: 282

Collections

Australian & Pacific History Biography & Memoir Charles Dickens History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Margaret Mendelawitz is a graduate in history and anthropology from the University of Western Australia.

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