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Book Review: Town Life in Australia, by Richard Twopeny

08/09/2011 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

This book gives the reader a window on every day city life in the Australian colonies in the early 1880s.  Written by a newspaper editor and first published in 1883, this book is concise and informative. The author uses direct language and at times does not hold back his opinion making the book enjoyable to read.  Written as a series of letters, each chapter is on a separate … [Read more...] about Book Review: Town Life in Australia, by Richard Twopeny

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