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For the Term of His Natural Life

For the Term of his Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life), appearing as a novel in 1874. It is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. Described as a "ripping yarn", and at times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortunes of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder which he did not commit. The harsh and inhumane treatment meted out to the convicts, some of whom were transported for relatively minor crimes, is clearly conveyed. The conditions experienced by the convicts are graphically described. The novel was based on research by the author as well as a visit to the penal settlement of Port Arthur, Tasmania. (summary from Wikipedia)

Year of Publication: 1872Genres: Historical Fiction

Running Time: 18 hours 20 minutes 32 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Dedication and Prologue Landii	24:51
2	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 01 - The Prison Ship Landii	17:02
3	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 02 - Sarah Purfoy Landii	15:56
4	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 03 - The Monotony Breaks Landii	6:14
5	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 04 - The Hospital Landii	9:27
6	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 05 - The Barracoon Landii	14:09
7	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 06 – The Fate Of The "Hydaspes" Arfuhrm	22:42
8	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 07 – Typhus Fever Arfuhrm	18:06
9	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 08 - A Dangerous Crisis Arfuhrm	15:49
10	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 09 – Woman's Weapons Arfuhrm	11:12
11	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 10 – Eight Bells Arfuhrm	16:11
12	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 11 – Discoveries And Confessions Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	10:52
13	Book 01 – The Sea. 1827. Chapter 12 – A Newspaper Paragraph Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	1:27
14	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 01 - The Topography Of Van Diemen's Land Landii	7:13
15	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 02 – The Solitary Of "Hell's Gates" Landii	7:35
16	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 03 - A Social Evening Landii	22:30
17	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 04 - The Bolter Landii	7:14
18	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 05 - Sylvia Landii	6:44
19	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 06 - A Leap In The Dark Landii	16:59
20	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 07 – The Last Of Macquarie Harbour Landii	10:47
21	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 08 – The Power Of The Wilderness Landii	13:52
22	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 09 – The Seizure Of The "Osprey" Landii	12:26
23	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 10 – John Rex's Revenge Jesse Noar	14:52
24	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 11 – Left At "Hells Gates" Jesse Noar	28:32
25	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 12 – "Mr." Dawes Jesse Noar	19:09
26	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 13 – What The Seaweed Suggested Magdalena	8:59
27	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 14 – A Wonderful Day's Work Magdalena	17:36
28	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 15 – The Coracle Magdalena	15:19
29	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 16 – The Writing On The Sand Magdalena	11:22
30	Book 02 – Macquarie Harbour. 1833. Chapter 17 - At Sea Magdalena	13:22
31	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 01 - A Labourer In The Vineyard Tony Ashworth	27:30
32	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 02 – Sarah Purfoy's Request Tony Ashworth	22:33
33	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 03 – The Story Of Two Birds Of Prey Tony Ashworth	22:06
34	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 04 – "The Notorious Dawes" Tony Ashworth	17:58
35	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 05 – Maurice Frere's Good Angel Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	14:17
36	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 06 – Mr. Meekin Administers Consolation Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	16:11
37	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 07 – Rufus Dawes's Idyll Magdalena	11:20
38	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 08 – An Escape Magdalena	8:19
39	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 09 – John Rex's Letter Home Magdalena	20:15
40	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 10 – What Became Of The Mutineers Of The "Osprey" Magdalena	30:04
41	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 11 – A Relic Of Macquarie Harbour Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	6:34
42	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 12 – At Port Arthur Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	14:23
43	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 13 – The Commandant's Butler Mark Welch	11:00
44	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 14 – Mr North's Indisposition Mark Welch	18:35
45	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 15 – One Hundred Lashes TriciaG	14:30
46	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 16 – Kicking Against The Pricks TriciaG	11:04
47	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 17 – Captain And Mrs. Frere Landii	10:05
48	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 18 – In The Hospital Landii	7:17
49	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 19 – The Consolations Of Religion Landii	7:53
50	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 20 – A Natural Penitentiary Landii	7:09
51	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 21 - A Visit Of Inspection Landii	18:54
52	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 22 – A Gathering In The Threads Landii	25:20
53	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 23 – Running The Gauntlet Magdalena	12:28
54	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 24 – In The Night Magdalena	14:53
55	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 25 – The Flight Jesse Noar	10:24
56	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 26 – The Work Of The Sea Magdalena	26:16
57	Book 03 – Port Arthur. 1838. Chapter 27 – The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death Magdalena	15:36
58	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 01 – Extracted From The Diary Of The Rev. James North Tony Ashworth	27:07
59	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 02 – The Lost Heir Landii	24:44
60	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 03 – Extracted From The Diary Of The Rev. James North Tony Ashworth	18:35
61	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 04 – Extracted From The Diary Of The Rev. James North Tony Ashworth	10:34
62	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 05 – Mr. Richard Devine Surprised Landii	10:17
63	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 06 – In Which the Chaplain Is Taken Ill Landii	13:34
64	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 07 – Breaking A Man's Spirit Landii	9:33
65	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 08 – Extracted From The Diary Of The Rev. James North Magdalena	10:03
66	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 09 – The Longest Straw Magdalena	11:08
67	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 10 – A Meeting TriciaG	16:04
68	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 11 – Extracted From The Diary Of The Rev. James North TriciaG	8:14
69	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 12 – The Strange Behaviour Of Mr. North TriciaG	13:21
70	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 13 – Mr. North Speaks TriciaG	14:23
71	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 14 – Getting Ready For Sea TriciaG	22:33
72	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 15 – The Discovery Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	15:38
73	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 16 – Fifteen Hours Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	7:33
74	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 17 – The Redemption Sibella Denton	11:33
75	Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 18 – The Cyclone Sibella Denton	13:01
76	Epilogue Landii	1:14