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In 1834 young George White becomes a victim of intrigue. He is arrested in England and sentenced to transportation to 'parts beyond the seas' for a period of seven years. We follow him through jails, a Thames prison hulk and the long sea voyage ending in a famous shipwreck. In Australia he finds romance, but they both face many more challenges in a story of adventure, intrigue and romance.
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Fron Maer ........................................................... î Tîle Page ........................................................ î Publîser ïnformaîon ................................... îî Dedîcaîon .................................................... îîî Preface........................................................... îv Acknowledgemens ........................................ v
Seven Seasons O Wra ...................................... 1 Caper 1 ....................................................... 1 Caper 2 ....................................................... 7 Caper 3 ..................................................... 12 Caper 4 ..................................................... 19 Caper 5 ..................................................... 28 Caper 6 ..................................................... 34 Caper 7 ..................................................... 37 Caper 8 ..................................................... 44 Caper 9 ..................................................... 53 Caper 10 ................................................... 63 Caper 11 ................................................... 69 Caper 12 ................................................... 71 Caper 13 ................................................... 77 Caper 14 ................................................... 87 Caper 15 ................................................... 93 Caper 16 ................................................. 101 Caper 17 ................................................. 103
Caper 18 ................................................. Caper 19 ................................................. Caper 20 ................................................. Caper 21 ................................................. Caper 22 ................................................. Caper 23 ................................................. Caper 24 ................................................. Caper 25 ................................................. Caper 26 ................................................. Caper 27 ................................................. Caper 28 ................................................. Caper 29 ................................................. Caper 30 ................................................. Caper 31 ................................................. Caper 32 ................................................. Caper 33 ................................................. Caper 34 ................................................. Caper 35 ................................................. Caper 36 ................................................. Caper 37 .................................................
115 117 132 142 147 154 160 165 171 175 182 186 194 202 207 211 216 226 229 238
SEVEN SEASONS OF WRATH
A sory o pena servîude
Dougas Coop
Publiser Information
Pubîsed în 2015 by Andrews UK îmîed www.andrewsuk.com
he rîg o Dougas Coop o be îdenîIed as e Auor o îs Work as been assered by îm în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998
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To Margare
Prefa
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Wen one reads accouns o e dîapîdaed sae o Engîs jaîs and e judîcîa sysem o e 1830s în Engand, î becomes possîbe o vîsuaîze e awu condîîons o încarceraîon în ose days. Takîng ese records îno accoun, î îs possîbe o buîd up a reaîsîc pîcure o peope’s îves and e dîicuîes ey mus ave aced. Sînce îs sory îs based on rue încîdens suc as jaî and uk records, Loggîngs, e sîp Ire and amous wreck o e George 111, one can buîd up a genuîne accoun o e îves o rea peope. Vîsîs o reevan sîes în Hobar and aunceson, încudîng e remaîns o Por Arur Prîson and e Cascades Femae Facory eped o add perspecîve. ï was a movîng experîence o sand a e aar o S Jon’s Curc and ook up a e od prîsoners’ gaery. he curc sî reaîns a paînîng o e Rev. homas Ewîng wo marrîed George and Eîzabe so ong ago. Enquîrîes a e Arcîve Oice o Tasmanîa conIrmed bo George Wîe and Eîzabe Aen ad been ranspored o Van Dîemen’s and or crîmes commîed în Engand. hey gave me a serîes o daes, încudîng deaîs o eîr rîas, were ey ad been împrîsoned în Engand, and e sîps used o ranspor em. hey aso ed records o eîr beavîor wîe servîng pena servîude în Van Dîemen’s and, as Tasmanîa was known în ose days. hese records aso încuded eîr pysîca caracerîsîcs. Wîe ese acs are sîmpy e bare bones o eîr îves, ey reLec e înjusîces and mîserîes sufered by so many o Ausraasîa’s eary seers.
Acknowledgements
ïn e dîicu ask o creaîng îsorîca Icîon ï am especîay îndebed o e îbrarîans o e aunceson Pubîc îbrary and o e saf o e Arcîves Oice o Tasmanîa. he îbrarîans guîded me o mîcroIm and books descrîbîng îe în ondon’s Newgae prîson, and on e prîson uks. For convîc experîences durîng ransporaîon ï am îndebed în parîcuar o Cares Baeson’s Convîc Sîps, and he Foaîng Broe by Sîan Rees. Ater eîr arrîva în Van Dîemen’s and, among e books o reevan îneres încude he Faa Sore by Rober Huges, Convîc Women by Kay Danîes, For e Term o îs Naura îe by Marcus Carke. ï am aso îndebed o Sara Andrews o AUK wo guîded me roug e vîcîssîudes o pubîsîng a manuscrîp, and o Vîcor Crapne o Ar Deparmen Desîgn or e book cover îmagîng and desîgn. Fînay, ï wan o ank my beoved wîe Margare, wo assîsed me în every way se coud o compee e sory.
Capter 1 he Mill Fire
he ong workîng day a e mî began îke every oer. ïn e oundry, young George Wîe kep oîîng în e caer and umes o arge macînes as ey samped ou mea sapes or ouseod uensîs. îke îs aer beore îm, e worked în a uge Bîrmîngam mî a emerged durîng e ïndusrîa Revouîon a a cenury beore. Wîe graeu o ave empoymen, e monoony o îs repeîîve work bored îm. By ae aternoon, mîss began o sroud e cîy în a gosy veî, burrîng e buîdîngs and urnîng em îno dîm sapes agaîns a coouress sky. As damp aîr învaded e grîmy worksop, George sîvered în e încreasîng cî. He reaced or îs jacke ater gancîng across o îs oreman, an overbearîng eow, sor and socky, and aways wacu or sîgns o îdeness. George ad never seen e man’s deepy îned ace îg up wî a smîe. He ooked across a George and rowned. ‘Don’ be în suc an ‘urry o ge ‘ome, me ad; your day aîn’ over ye.’ He aways akes e wors meanîng ou o everyîng, George oug, as e buoned îs jacke. Anyow, ï’m e ony one în e worksop abe o read and wrîe. ï coud become a cerk, bu ow o ge sared? ha’s e caenge. ‘Ge movîng, ad, and sop daydreamîng,’ e oreman soued, poînîng an accusîng Inger.
George ad barey Inîsed buonîng îs jacke wen e became aware o a pungen sme, and eard a dîsan sou o ‘Fîre! Fîre!’ hroug e open worksop doorway men saw races o back smoke swîrîng rom an upper wîndow o a soreouse on e oer sîde o e couryard. ‘Gawd! Me aer and broers îs în ere,’ one o George’s young workmaes crîed ou. ‘And abou weny oers, oo. We‘ve goa ep,’ e oreman caed ou as e made or e door. George and e oer men în e worksop raced ou ater îm knowîng e buîdîng sored paîn and oer înLammabe maer. As ey reaced e burnîng soreouse, a man urced rom e doorway gaspîng or brea, and ater saggerîng a ew seps coapsed on e cobbesoned couryard. Wî some efor e raîsed îmse ono one ebow, and poînîng o e door, e rasped ou, ‘Men... rapped... op Loor.’ Momens aer a oud exposîon în e soreouse aered e woe mî o e danger. More workers came runnîng. A second exposîon oowed, bowîng ou severa upper-sory wîndows and sowerîng ragmens o gass down ono e gaerîng crowd. George ooked up o see îck back smoke pourîng roug broken wîndows, and e caug an occasîona gîmpse o yeow Lames Lîckerîng and darîng abou. He ooked wî dîsmay a e Ire ruck aready în e yard. ï was sîmpy a andcar supporîng a ank conaînîng waer and a pump. ‘Aîn’ muc use în an upsaîrs baze,’ one o e crowd crîed ou în desperaîon. ‘Come on,’ yeed e oreman, and punged îno e burnîng buîdîng. Wî îe oug or eîr own saey, George and a group o workers carged ater îm. ïnsîde e enrance ey passed a arge area or oadîng and unoadîng goods. Wooden seps on one sîde ed up o a paorm were George noîced cans o paîn sacked în pîes agaîns e wa.
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