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'In May 1835 in a Sydney courtroom, a slight, prematurely balding man was charged with forgery. The prisoner claimed he was Edward, Viscount Lascelles, eldest son of the Earl of Harewood. The Crown alleged he was a confidence trickster and serial impostor. Was this the real Edward Lascelles, heir to one of Britain's most spectacular fortunes? How had he come to vanish? What does his tale tell us about status and class, property and wealth, and nobles and convicts in the first part of the nineteenth century? Part mystery story, part narrative history, this is a tale of swindlers, adventurers and opportunists across two hemispheres.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For my parents, who took me on their journeys.
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Pretenders
2011
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— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 8 no. 3 2011; (p. 214-216)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
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2010
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— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 4 no. 2 2010;
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
Untitled
2010
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— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 34 no. 2 2010; (p. 242-243)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
Identity Check
2010
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review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , April vol. 5 no. 3 2010; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Telling Tales : A History of Literary Hoaxes 2009 single work criticism ; Hoax Nation : Australian Fakes and Frauds from Plato to Norma Khouri 2009 single work criticism ; The Celebrated George Barrington : A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay 2008 single work criticism ; A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
On the Trail of a Rogue with Noble Ambitions
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-20 December 2009; (p. 24-25)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography
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Within Reasonable Doubt
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 November 2009; (p. 16-17)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography ; Beautiful Bodies 2009 single work novel -
Untitled
2009
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 89 no. 3 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
On the Trail of a Rogue with Noble Ambitions
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-20 December 2009; (p. 24-25)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
Identity Check
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , April vol. 5 no. 3 2010; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Telling Tales : A History of Literary Hoaxes 2009 single work criticism ; Hoax Nation : Australian Fakes and Frauds from Plato to Norma Khouri 2009 single work criticism ; The Celebrated George Barrington : A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay 2008 single work criticism ; A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 34 no. 2 2010; (p. 242-243)
— Review of A Swindler's Progress : Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty 2009 single work biography
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Subjects:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
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cUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1830s
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