Scandal In The Colonies
Sydney and Cape Town, 1820-1850
$66.30
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2004
Summary
In 1830s Sydney, a visiting aristocrat, Viscount Lascelles, is exposed as a former convict. In Cape Town, during the same decade, veiled accusations of incest and murmurs about a concealed pregnancy surround the family of the Chief Justice, Sir John Wylde. In these British colonies, the divide between the respectable and the disreputable is not as vast as might first appear. Rumour and hearsay muddy the lines between public and private worlds, and ensure that secret transgressions do not rema…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522850758 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522850758 |
| Author: | Kirsten McKenzie |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2004 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 153mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Kirsten McKenzie
Kirsten McKenzie completed her first degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her doctorate was awarded by Magdalen College, Oxford in 1997. As a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Queensland she began publishing in the area of comparative colonial history. She currently lectures at the University of Sydney.
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