An edition of Alias Blind Larry (2015)

Alias Blind Larry

the mostly true memoir of James Laurence, the singing convict

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An edition of Alias Blind Larry (2015)

Alias Blind Larry

the mostly true memoir of James Laurence, the singing convict

Alias Blind Larry is a convict story, an adventure story, a colonial story, a Jewish story, a theatrical story. A story of cruelty, resilience, cheek and humour, and it is mostly true. Born in London in 1793, the son of a poor diamond cutter, young James Laurence travelled to Jamaica, the USA and Canada, clerking, acting, impersonating, singing, forging and defrauding before he was transported to NSW in 1814 for jewel theft. He served time in every penal settlement in NSW, singing and thieving when he was free. He wrote his memoir on Norfolk Island in 1842, just before his release. Then even more adventures followed. A fascinating piece of history, untold until now. Through the narrative of Laurence's life, Alias Blind Larry re-creates a whole period of history.

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English
Pages
366

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Alias Blind Larry: the mostly true memoir of James Laurence, the singing convict
2015, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-358) and index.

Published in
North Melbourne, Victoria
Copyright Date
2015

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
920.71
Library of Congress
HV8962.A8 W55 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 366 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
366

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37868831M
Internet Archive
aliasblindlarrym0000will
ISBN 10
1925333116
ISBN 13
9781925333114
OCLC/WorldCat
929784565

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