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y separately published work icon His Natural Life single work   novel  
Alternative title: For the Term of His Natural Life
Issue Details: First known date: 1870-1872... 1870-1872 His Natural Life
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Serialised by: The Australian Journal 1865 periodical (900 issues)
      1870-1872 .
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Serialised in The Australian Journal in 27 monthly instalments beginning vol. 5, part 58 March 1870 and concluding vol. 7 part 85 June 1872 (except for November 1871).
      1881-1883 .
      Note/s:
      • Serial reprinted in The Australian Journal: Vol. 17, part 196 — Vol. 18, part 212 (September 1881-January 1883);
      1886-1888 .
      Note/s:
      • Serial reprinted in The Australian Journal : Vol. 22, part 256 — Vol. 23, part 272 (September 1886 — January 1888).
      1913-1915 .
      Note/s:
      • Serial reprinted in The Australian Journal: Vol. 48, part 577 — Vol. 50, part 606 (June 1913 — November 1915).
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: George Robertson , 1874 .
      Extent: viii, 480p.p.
      Edition info: Ist ed. in one volume
      Note/s:
      • Dedication: to Sir Charles Gavan Duffy
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Richard Bentley ,       1875 .
      Extent: 3 vol.p.
      Edition info: 1st English ed., revised.
      Edition info: Contains stylistic alterations and revisions from in-house editing.
Serialised by: The Queenslander 1866 newspaper (2603 issues)
      1875-1876 .
      Note/s:
      • Serialised in thirty-five weekly instalments in the Queenslander between 12 June 1875 and 5 February 1876.
      • The first instalment included Clarke's dedication to Sir Charles Gavan Duffy.
Serialised by: The Brisbane Courier 1864 newspaper (850 issues)
      1875-1876 .
      Note/s:
      • Serialised between June 1875 and February 1876.
Alternative title: Deportiert auf Lebenszeit : Roman
Language: German
Serialised by: The Sydney Mail 1860-1938 newspaper (2466 issues)
      1886-1888 .
      Note/s:
      • Serialised in the Sydney Mail September 1886 - January 1888.
Alternative title: Levenslang verbannen! : het leven in de Australische strafkoloniën
Language: Dutch
Alternative title: Buiten de beschaafde wereld : een roman uit Australië
Language: Dutch
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       1901-1909 .
      Extent: 292p.p.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1929 .
      Alternative title: For the Term of His Natural Life
      Extent: xv, 657p., [45] leaves of platesp.
      Edition info: Unabridged ed.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Contains 45 full-page illustrations.
      • Reprints text as originally published serially in the Australian Journal, 1870-72, under title: His natural life.
      • Introduction by Hilary Lofting.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: New Century Press , 1939 .
      Alternative title: For the Term of His Natural Life
      Extent: 467p.
      Edition info: Abridged ed. (Geographical and descriptive passages pruned.)
    • Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Penguin Books ,       1944 .
      Alternative title: Men in Chains
      Extent: 187p.
      Edition info: Condensed version which appeared serially in the Evening Standard.
      Series: Penguin Books Penguin Books (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 325
Alternative title: Lebenslänglich
Language: German
Alternative title: Odsouzen na doživotí
Language: Czech
    • Prague,
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      Czech Republic,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,      :       Práce ,       1964 .
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      Extent: 199p.p.
Alternative title: Életfogytiglan
Language: Hungarian
    • Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Penguin Books ,       1970 .
      Extent: 927p.
      Edition info: Rev. ed.
      Reprinted: 1980 , 1984
      Note/s:
      • The original Australian Journal text.
      ISBN: 0140430512
      Series: Penguin English library Penguin (publisher), series - publisher
Alternative title: Deportiert auf Lebenszeit : Roman
Language: German
    • Frankfurt am Main,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       S. Fischer Verlag ,       1974 .
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      Extent: 526p.
      ISBN: 9783436020101
Alternative title: Pentru toată viaţa : roman
Language: Romanian
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      Romania,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,      :       Junimea ,       1978 .
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      Extent: 425p.
    • Bucharest,
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      Romania,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,      :       Edinter ,       1992 .
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      Extent: 509p.
      ISBN: 9739557007
Alternative title: 无期徒刑
Alternative title: Wu Qi Tu Xing
Language: Chinese
Transliterated title: Osuzhden pozhiznenno : roman
Language: Russian
Alternative title: La justice des hommes : roman
Language: French
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       M. Houdiard ,       2009 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 586p.p.
      ISBN: 9782356920027, 2356920021
    • Bellerive, Bellerive - Mornington - Howrah area, Eastern Shore, Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: Glenbourne Publishing , 1988 .
      Printed by Australian Print Group
      person or book cover
      Extent: 276p.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      Reprinted: 1990
      Note/s:
      • Cover note : The Only Complete Illustrated Edition
      • Illustrations consist of 5 unattributed black and white reproductions and photographs of Port Arthur.
      ISBN: 9781875396009, 1875396004 (pbk)
Alternative title: Dożywotnie zesłanie
Language: Polish
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Oxford University Press ,       1997 .
      Extent: xlii, 481p.p.
      Edition info: New U.K. ed.
      Description: maps.
      Note/s:
      • Edited by Graham Tulloch, with an introduction by Michael Meehan.
    • St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,: University of Queensland Press , 2001 .
      Extent: lx, 686p.p.
      Edition info: Critical ed.
      Description: maps.
      Note/s:
      • Includes introduction, chronology, detailed explanatory notes, a record of variations in later editions and a comparison with the serialised version.
      ISBN: 0702231770 (pbk), 0702231762
      Series: The Academy Editions of Australian Literature Paul Eggert (editor), 1992- series - publisher General Editor's note: ... the first series of critical editions of major works of the nation's literature. The series provides reliable reading texts and contextual annotation based on rigorous scholarship and thorough textual collation. Number in series: 4
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2009 .
      Extent: 456p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 29 June 2009.
      ISBN: 9780143202691
      Series: y separately published work icon Popular Penguins Penguin (publisher), Camberwell : Penguin , 2008- Z1605341 2008 series - publisher novel essay short story
Alternative title: Lebenslänglich
Language: German
    • Berlin,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Epubli ,       2019 .
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      Extent: 612p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 January 2019.
      ISBN: 9783748515432, 374851543X
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Port Arthur, Tasman Peninsula, Forestier Peninsula - Tasman Peninsula area, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
  • Macquarie Harbour, Western Tasmania (including the West Coast), Tasmania,
  • Norfolk Island, Australian External Territories,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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