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The Difficulties of My Position

The Diaries of Prison Governor John Buckley Castieau, 1855-1884

By: John Buckley Castieau

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The Difficulties of My Position

The Diaries of Prison Governor John Buckley Castieau, 1855-1884

By: John Buckley Castieau

A career in the Victorian penal system might not seem to be a source of excitement or even great interest, but for John Buckley Castieau it was the trigger for nearly three decades of diaries that reveal not only what went on behind prison walls but also much about the colony's early history. J.B. Castieau was the governor of both Beechworth and Melbourne gaols as well as, somewhat disastrously, the Inspector-General of Penal Establisments."--Page 4 of cover.

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359

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National Library Australia

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ISBN 10

0642107939

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9780642107930

Reading and the Victorians

By: Juliet John

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Reading and the Victorians

By: Juliet John

What did reading mean to the Victorians? This question is the key point of departure for Reading and the Victorians, an examination of the era when reading underwent a swifter and more radical transformation than at any other moment in history. With book production handed over to the machines and mass education boosting literacy to unprecedented levels, the norms of modern reading were being established. Essays examine the impact of tallow candles on Victorian reading, the reading practices encouraged by Mudie's Select Library and feminist periodicals, the relationship between author and reader as reflected in manuscript revisions and corrections, the experience of reading women's diaries, models of literacy in Our Mutual Friend, the implications of reading marks in Victorian texts, how computer technology has assisted the study of nineteenth-century reading practices, how Gladstone read his personal library, and what contemporary non-academic readers might owe to Victorian ideals of reading and community. Reading forms a genuine meeting place for historians, literary scholars, theorists, librarians, and historians of the book, and this diverse collection examines nineteenth-century reading in all its personal, historical, literary, and material contexts, while also asking fundamental questions about how we read the Victorians' reading in the present day.

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195

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Routledge

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1317071328

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9781317071327

First Principles

The Melbourne Law School, 1857-2007

By: John Waugh

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First Principles

The Melbourne Law School, 1857-2007

By: John Waugh

History of Melbourne Law School within the University of Melbourne."--Provided by publisher.

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372

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Melbourne University Publish

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0522854486

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9780522854480

Kelly Country

A Photographic Journey

By: Brendon Kelson,John McQuilton

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Kelly Country

A Photographic Journey

By: Brendon Kelson,John McQuilton

Kelly Country looks at the Kelly's and their history through a collection of stunning photographs and images of the places associated with the outbreak of bushranging. In doing so, Kelson and McQuilton bring a new perspective to the Kelly story.

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188

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Univ. of Queensland Press

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0702232734

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9780702232732

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The Difficulties of My Position

The Difficulties of My Position

Reading and the Victorians

Reading and the Victorians

First Principles

First Principles

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