AustLit
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Units Teaching this Work
| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
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The Secret River
2013
Strawberry Hills
:
Currency Press
,
2013
Z1887820
2013
single work
drama
(taught in 2 units)
'Convict William Thornhill, exiled from the stinking slums of early 19th century London, discovers that the penal colony offers something that he never dared to hope for before: a place of his own. A stretch of land on the Hawkesbury River is Thornhill’s for the taking. 'As he and his family seek to establish themselves in this unfamiliar territory, they find that they are not the only ones to lay a claim to the land. The Hawkesbury is already home to a family of Dharug people, who are reluctant to leave on account of these intruders. 'As Thornhill’s attachment to the place and the dream deepens, he is driven to make a terrible decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.' (Source: Currency Press website) |
Australian Drama | Australian Catholic University - Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) | 2015 (Semester 1) |
|
y
The Secret River
2013
Strawberry Hills
:
Currency Press
,
2013
Z1887820
2013
single work
drama
(taught in 2 units)
'Convict William Thornhill, exiled from the stinking slums of early 19th century London, discovers that the penal colony offers something that he never dared to hope for before: a place of his own. A stretch of land on the Hawkesbury River is Thornhill’s for the taking. 'As he and his family seek to establish themselves in this unfamiliar territory, they find that they are not the only ones to lay a claim to the land. The Hawkesbury is already home to a family of Dharug people, who are reluctant to leave on account of these intruders. 'As Thornhill’s attachment to the place and the dream deepens, he is driven to make a terrible decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.' (Source: Currency Press website) |
Writing Australia | University of Melbourne | 2015 (Semester 2) |
