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His Natural Life

Marcus Clarke · 1874

Texte original en anglais. En français : La Justice des hommes.

Un fils de famille accusé d'un meurtre prend un faux nom et traverse tous les bagnes de la colonie.

Roman · 78 parties · environ 180 000 mots · environ 13 h 01 de lecture

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1. DEDICATION2 min
2. PROLOGUE16 min

BOOK I.--THE SEA. 1827

1. ITHE PRISON SHIP13 min
2. IISARAH PURFOY11 min
3. IIITHE MONOTONY BREAKS5 min
4. IVTHE HOSPITAL7 min
5. VTHE BARRACOON10 min
6. VITHE FATE OF THE "HYDASPES"15 min
7. VIITYPHUS FEVER13 min
8. VIIIA DANGEROUS CRISIS11 min
9. IXWOMAN'S WEAPONS8 min
10. XEIGHT BELLS15 min
11. XIDISCOVERIES AND CONFESSIONS5 min
12. XIIA NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPH1 min

BOOK II.--MACQUARIE HARBOUR. 1833

1. ITHE TOPOGRAPHY OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND5 min
2. IITHE SOLITARY OF "HELL'S GATES"6 min
3. IIIA SOCIAL EVENING16 min
4. IVTHE BOLTER5 min
5. VSYLVIA5 min
6. VIA LEAP IN THE DARK13 min
7. VIITHE LAST OF MACQUARIE HARBOUR8 min
8. VIIITHE POWER OF THE WILDERNESS11 min
9. IXTHE SEIZURE OF THE "OSPREY"9 min
10. XJOHN REX'S REVENGE11 min
11. XILEFT AT "HELL'S GATES."21 min
12. XII"MR." DAWES14 min
13. XIIIWHAT THE SEAWEED SUGGESTED6 min
14. XIVA WONDERFUL DAY'S WORK13 min
15. XVTHE CORACLE11 min
16. XVITHE WRITING ON THE SAND8 min
17. XVIIAT SEA10 min

BOOK III.--PORT ARTHUR. 1838

1. IA LABOURER IN THE VINEYARD20 min
2. IISARAH PURFOY'S REQUEST16 min
3. IIITHE STORY OF TWO BIRDS OF PREY15 min
4. IV"THE NOTORIOUS DAWES."13 min
5. VMAURICE FRERE'S GOOD ANGEL8 min
6. VIMR. MEEKIN ADMINISTERS CONSOLATION8 min
7. VIIRUFUS DAWES'S IDYLL8 min
8. VIIIAN ESCAPE6 min
9. IXJOHN REX'S LETTER HOME14 min
10. XWHAT BECAME OF THE MUTINEERS OF THE "OSPREY"22 min
11. XIA RELIC OF MACQUARIE HARBOUR3 min
12. XIIAT PORT ARTHUR7 min
13. XIIITHE COMMANDANT'S BUTLER7 min
14. XIVMr. NORTH'S DISPOSITION12 min
15. XVONE HUNDRED LASHES9 min
16. XVIKICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS7 min
17. XVIICAPTAIN AND MRS. FRERE8 min
18. XVIIIIN THE HOSPITAL5 min
19. XIXTHE CONSOLATIONS OF RELIGION5 min
20. XX"A NATURAL PENITENTIARY."5 min
21. XXIA VISIT OF INSPECTION13 min
22. XXIIGATHERING IN THE THREADS20 min
23. XXIIIRUNNING THE GAUNTLET9 min
24. XXIVIN THE NIGHT11 min
25. XXVTHE FLIGHT7 min
26. XXVITHE WORK OF THE SEA20 min
27. XXVIITHE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH11 min

BOOK IV.--NORFOLK ISLAND. 1846

1. IEXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH19 min
2. IITHE LOST HEIR19 min
3. IIIEXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH13 min
4. IVEXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV.JAMES NORTH7 min
5. VMR. RICHARD DEVINE SURPRISED8 min
6. VIIN WHICH THE CHAPLAIN IS TAKEN ILL10 min
7. VIIBREAKING A MAN'S SPIRIT7 min
8. VIIIEXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH7 min
9. IXTHE LONGEST STRAW8 min
10. XA MEETING11 min
11. XIEXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. JAMES NORTH5 min
12. XIITHE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF Mr. NORTH9 min
13. XIIIMR. NORTH SPEAKS9 min
14. XIVGETTING READY FOR SEA15 min
15. XVTHE DISCOVERY8 min
16. XVIFIFTEEN HOURS4 min
17. XVIITHE REDEMPTION9 min
18. XVIIITHE CYCLONE9 min

1. EPILOGUE1 min
2. APPENDIX4 min

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