Harry Heathcote of Gangoil

Name: Harry Heathcote of Gangoil
Author: Anthony Trollope
ISBN: 9781609779597

by Anthony Trollope

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Trollope's only Australian novel, Harry Heathcote of Gangoil deals with the problems facing a young sheepfarmer, or 'squatter' (modelled after Trollope's son Frederic) in outback Australia. Using conventions of the Christmas story established by Dickens in the late 1840s, the novel shows Harry Heathcote thwarting the envious ex-convict neighbors who harbor his disgruntled former employees and who attempt to set fire to his pastures. Trollope draws heavily on his knowledge of the social and econo

First published 1874131 pages

823.8

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 19
Editions known: 129

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 823.8[Fic]
Library of Congress (LCC): PR5684.H3 HPR5684.H3 1987PR5684.H3PR5684.H3 1992

Subjects

Australia -- FictionAustralia in fictionAustralia, fictionBritishBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)British in fictionClassic LiteratureFictionFiction, family life, generalFiction, generalFrontier and pioneer lifeFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction

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ISBN 9781609779597English

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First published1874

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