Felonry of New South Wales - Being a Faithful Picture of the Real Romance of Life in Botany Bay

Klappentext In 1822, an ambitious but bankrupt mariner named James Mudie arrived in Australia. With the support and patronage of the Colonial Office he was appointed justice of the peace and went on to acquire a reputation as one of the harshest and most brutal magistrates in New South Wales. Published in 1837, as a gesture of protest against Sir Richard Burke's relative leniency, Mudie's account of the 'social, moral and political condition' of the penal colony terrified British readers. Using dramatic imagery and anecdotes to support his argument, the author recommends a three-pronged attack on the 'depraved appetites and vicious courses' of convicts. Advocating strict discipline, the subjection of the will of the prisoner to that of the master, and 'religious impression', Mudie's treatise reveals not only the challenges facing nineteenth-century magistrates, but also the brutal treatment that awaited those whose punishment began with transportation to Australasia. Zusammenfassung Published in 1837! Mudie's account of the 'social! moral and political condition' of the penal colony of New South Wales terrified British readers. Advocating strict discipline and 'religious impression'! this work reveals the brutal treatment that awaited those whose punishment began with transportation to Australasia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Felonry of New South Wales; Conclusion; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: James Mudie, Mudie James
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038881
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03888-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; New South Wales, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history