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   Australia Felix

   • Henry Handel Richardson

   • 382bladzijden
   • 14 uur lezen

   Set against the backdrop of Australia's gold mining boom, the story follows Richard Mahony, whose aspirations clash with the rugged realities of his environment. Initially a struggling storekeeper, he marries Polly Turnham, who encourages him to pursue a medical career. As Mahony's practice thrives, the narrative delves into themes of mental decline and familial responsibility, highlighting Polly's sacrifices. This novel, the first in a celebrated trilogy, offers a poignant exploration of personal ambition and the impact of societal expectations on mental health.

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• The Fortunes Of Richard Mahony

  • Henry Handel Richardson

  • 950bladzijden
  • 34 uur lezen

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  He had never got within measurable distance of what he called life, at all...deep down in him, he knew, was an enormous residue of vitality...It was like a buried treasure, jealously kept for the event of his one day catching up with life: not the bare scramble for a living that here went by that name, but Life with a capital L. Richard Mahony is a restless man. Ballarat, England, Melbourne, Europe, the bush: elsewhere is always better. Searching for a place, a meaning, a life, Mahony and his wife Mary journey from wealth to poverty, order to chaos, sanity to the asylum. The Fortunes of Richard Mahony is a towering novel.

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