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Owen Suffolk's days of crime and years of suffering Edited by David Dunstan Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing (2000) |
Book description
Owen Suffolk began his autobiography, Days of crime and years of suffering, in his cell on a prison hulk
moored in Hobson's Bay in 1858. The book describes his expereriences as a convict transported to
Australia from Victorian England for a series of petty crimes.
A rarity among convicts, Suffolk was middle-class, literate and well-spoken. His autobiography, an
impressive document of the Victorian era, caused a sensation when published in newspaper serial form in
1867.
The autobiography, which has been republished in full with illustrations, a scholarly introduction and notes,
provides an entertaining and poetic, if not always truthful, account of life in Australia's early prison system.
About the Author
Dr David Dunstan is a lecturer in the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University.
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