Pity the swagman : the Australian odyssey of a Victorian diarist
Phillips, Bethan2024
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Total copies: 1
Biography of Joseph Jenkins (1818-98) who left his family and successful farm in Wales to travel Australia as a farm labourer. His self-improvement through reading led to prizes for his poetry, and his diary is one of the most celebrated sources of information about life in rural Australia then.
Main title:
Pity the swagman : the Australian odyssey of a Victorian diarist / Bethan Phillips.
Author:
Phillips, Bethan, author
Imprint:
Talybont : Y Lolfa, 2024.
Collation:
476 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781800995024 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.5032092994.503209
Language:
English
Subject:
Jenkins, Joseph, 1818-1898Jenkins, Joseph, 1818-1898 -- DiariesWales -- BiographyTramps -- Australia -- BiographyWelsh -- Australia -- BiographyCeredigion (Wales) -- History -- 19th centuryCeredigion (Wales) -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryVictoria -- HistoryVictoria -- Description and travelVictoria -- Social life and customs
BRN:
3794301