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Author Howard, Rod.

Title A forger's tale : the extraordinary story of Henry Savery, Australia's first novelist / Rod Howard
Published Melbourne : Arcade, 2011

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 MELB  827.01 S2664 Z/Hof  AVAILABLE
Description 191 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm
Contents Pt. I. A life of freedom -- pt. II. A life transported -- pt. III. The hermit in Van Diemen's Land
Summary Delve into the many lives of Henry Savery, Australia's first novelist, described by Tom Keneally as 'a man whose own story is as picaresque as anything inside the covers of the novel'. Born to fortune but spurned by fate, a single act of folly launches young Henry into an extraordinary spiral of calamity
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Winner of the Walter Stone Award for Life Writing
Subject Savery, Henry, 1791-1842.
Savery, Henry, 1791-1842. Quintus Servinton
Authors, Australian -- Australia -- Tasmania -- 19th century -- Biography.
Impostors and imposture -- Biography.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Biography.
Novelists, Australian -- 19th century -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9780987171481 (paperback)