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15 111 y separately published work icon Jack Maggs Peter Carey , ( trans. André Zavriew )expression Paris : Feux Croises/Plon , 1999 Z205857 1997 single work novel (taught in 8 units) The year is 1837 and a stranger is prowling London. He is Jack Maggs, an illegal returnee from the prison island of Australia. He has the demeanor of a savage and the skills of a hardened criminal, and he is risking his life on seeking vengeance and reconciliation.
Influenced by Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.
27 170 y separately published work icon Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey , ( trans. Michel Courtois-Fourcy with title Oscar et Lucinda ) Paris : Feux Croises/Plon , 1999 Z359704 1988 single work novel (taught in 7 units)

'Oscar Hopkins is an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1864. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be forever changed ...'

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