Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859: Book Five: Maritime Conditions
Author:   Charles Dickens ,  Margaret Mendelawitz
Publisher:   Sydney University Press
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9781920899264


Pages:   106
Publication Date:   03 May 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859: Book Five: Maritime Conditions


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This volume has stories about the unsafe, damp and cramped living conditions at sea endured by emigrants and sailors alike. The articles highlight the need to improve the desperate conditions and the need for a faster route for ships to travel. There is also a whaling story that paints a vivid picture of a whale chase in the hazardous waters south of Hobart.

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Author:   Charles Dickens ,  Margaret Mendelawitz
Publisher:   Sydney University Press
Imprint:   Sydney University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.190kg
ISBN:  

9781920899264


ISBN 10:   192089926
Pages:   106
Publication Date:   03 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Sentimental geography Short cuts across the globe: Panama Canal Short cuts across the globe: the Isthmus of Suez The great screw [screw propeller] Two adventures at sea Off to the diggings! Post to Australia We mariners of England Sailor's home afloat The life of poor Jack [conditions of seamen] Chip: voices from the deep Black-skin ahead! [whaling] Chip: the treasures of the deep Contributors to Household Words Bibliography

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'It is a genuinely fascinating piece of Australiana that has been edited and collated by Margaret Mendelawitz. Many pieces demonstrate Dickens' enduring commitment to social change and moral uplift.' Sydney Morning Herald, 2-3 July 2011


Author Information

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

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