Author: De Boos, Charles.
Title: Mark Brown's Wife: A Tale of the Gold-Fields [Australian Books on Demand].
Description: Canberra, Cook Mulini Press, 1992. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, pictorial red cover (inset with black & white drawing), minor edgewear. 132 pp. This historical novel by Charles de Boos was first published in the 'Sydney Mail' in 1871. The story is brutal and criminal, set in the Australian goldfields. The tale is told by "Tom Drewe" a gold miner involved in the tale and one of Mark Brown's friends. The novel is full of events and is based on the real life experiences of the author in his gold fields days in Australia. (No 4 in the Books on Demand series from Mulini Press. Two states with same ISBN and year: This copy has a pictorial cover state showing reclining bushman, not the red patterned cover state.). ISBN: 0949910341

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