THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay
Book Description and Condition
George Barrington (c. 1758-1804), gentleman pickpocket, convict, celebrity, and sometime constable in the penal settlement of New South Wales. His fame rested on the vast number of popular narratives published under his name,
works which he had nothing to do with. Plagiarism and invention, the Barrington Books were the most widely circulated and popular accounts of the early years of the colony. 237 x 158mm., pp. 8 (preliminaries), 327, black & white plates, references, bibliography and Select bibliography, index. Hard cover in pictorial dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions. Near NEW.
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