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Such Is Life

Such Is Life

by Furphy, Joseph, 1843-1912

BookID: 3470

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Australia -- FictionDiary fictionFrontier and pioneer life -- FictionBullockies -- Fiction

Description

"Such Is Life" by Joseph Furphy is a novel written in 1897 and published in 1903. Set in rural Australia during the 1880s, it follows narrator Tom Collins as he travels the countryside, encountering bullock drivers, squatters, and swagmen. Through campfire conversations and loosely woven stories, the novel captures bush life with mordant irony, contrasting high-flown language with mundane events. Hidden substories lurk beneath the surface, challenging readers to untangle truth from tall tales in this distinctly Australian classic. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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