The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
| By: | Henry Handel Richardson |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd |
| Print ISBN: | 9781743312391 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781742699271 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 1930 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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A superb, sprawling trilogy of a family fortune won and lost in gold-rush Australia.
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony is Australia's most significant nineteenth-century work. It tells the story of Richard Mahony, loosely based on the author's own father, and his rise and tragic fall in Australia's gold rush.
Despite a happy marriage and children, Irish migrant Richard Mahony struggles to quell his growing restlessness, with tragic consequences.
All three volumes - Australia Felix, The Way Home and Ultime Thule - are included here. The trilogy stands as one of the great portraits of the Australian canon-and a vivid depiction of the migrant experience.