Memorandoms by James Martin : An Astonishing Escape from Early New South Wales /

Among the vast body of manuscripts written and collected by the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), held by UCL Library's Special Collections, is one of the most important documents in the histories of European Australia and of convict transportation. The Memorandoms of James M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Martin, James (Autor)
Otros Autores: Causer, Tim (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : UCL Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Martin, James.
Prisoners' writings.
Prisoners.
Exiles.
Escaped prisoners.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Exiles > Australia > New South Wales.
Escaped prisoners > Australia > New South Wales.
Prisoners > Great Britain.
New South Wales.
Great Britain.
Australia.
Australia > History > 1788-1851.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Picture credits; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; A note on the ages of the escapees; Introduction; The Bryant party's escape and convict absconding in early New South Wales; The journey to Timor and the escapees' recapture; Back in Britain: James Boswell and the fate of the surviving escapees; The Mary Bryant 'legend' and interpretations of the story; Jeremy Bentham, and Panopticon versus New South Wales; The Memorandoms: previous editions and the manuscripts; Memorandoms by James Martin.
  • A note on the presentation of the textNotes; Introduction; Memorandoms by James Martin; BibliographyArchival Sources; Newspapers and periodicals; Parliamentary publications; Published primary sources; Secondary sources; Fiction; Index.

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