Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859
Book Five: Maritime Conditions
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sydney University Press
Published:3rd May '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
‘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
ISBN: 9781920899264
Dimensions: 210mm x 148mm x 9mm
Weight: 190g
106 pages