Under the Broad Arrow

Under the Broad Arrow PDF

Author: George Forbes

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13:

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"Under the Broad Arrow" is a riveting tale depicting life during the slave trade era in the eighteenth century. It revolves around the two main characters John Fitch and Jane New, with seemingly intertwined lives. The two are first married under very dubious circumstances in which John, an older naval officer with good family connections hopes to exploit the younger Jane, whose family history is nothing to speak of. When Jane is convicted of a crime, her 'husband' finds a loophole to disavow their marriage and Jane is shipped off to the colonies as a slave where she finds a new life and remarries to James New. But trouble is in the offing when a chance encounter of the two former lovers occurs. One that is sure to reignite the bitter feelings of the past...

The Broad Arrow

The Broad Arrow PDF

Author: Jenna Mead

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 192089974X

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Caroline Leakey, writing as Oliné Keese, published her first and only novel, The Broad Arrow, in 1859. It tells the story of Maida Gwynnham, a young middle-class woman lured into committing a forgery by her deceitful lover, Captain Norwell, and then wrongly convicted of infanticide. The novel’s title describes the arrow that was stamped onto government property, including the clothes worn by convict – a symbol of shame and incarceration. With its ‘fallen woman’ protagonist, its gothic undertones and its exploration of the social and moral implications of the penal system, this little-known novel gives an insight into a significant chapter of Australian history from a uniquely female perspective. In this new critical edition, editor Jenna Mead restores material that was cut when the novel was reissued in a radically abridged version in 1886, restoring for the first time in over a century the complete original text of Leakey’s important work.

The Broad Arrow

The Broad Arrow PDF

Author: Caroline Woolmer Leakey

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-03

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13:

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Woolmer was a British author who spent 5 years in Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's land). At the time the island state was used to house life prisoners in the notorious Port Arthur prison on its extreme Southernmost tip. Her first and only novel focuses on a lifer prisoner there

The Broad Arrow, by Oliné Keese

The Broad Arrow, by Oliné Keese PDF

Author: Caroline Woolmer Leakey

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019446560

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This novel tells the story of a young woman named Hester, who is wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to a harsh penal colony in Tasmania. As she attempts to adjust to her new life, she becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving corrupt officials and a dangerous escape attempt. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The King's Broad Arrow

The King's Broad Arrow PDF

Author: Kathryn Goodwin Tone

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-13

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781734002805

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Despite the revolutionary fervor sweeping the colonies in 1775, 13-year old Sam Nevens has no desire to fight. Outwardly, he is skeptical that the rebels can win. Deep within, he doubts his own bravery. Even after his best friend, Eamon, leaves to join a militia, Sam remains undecided about the war. But after being caught hiding his father's lumber from British ship agents, Sam awakes on a prison ship. Trying to make his way home, Sam is instead drawn closer and closer to the Revolution and its leaders, including Paul Revere, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington.

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