This is the autobiography of Joseph Furphy, the author of "Such Is Life". After struggling unsuccessfully to make a living as a selector and then as a bullock-driver, Furphy spent over 20 years working as a mechanic in his brother's foundry in the Central Victorian town of Shepparton. Here he was occupied during the day manufacturing farm machinery - including the water-carts which made the name Furphy known thoughout Australia - and at night writing his novel. This work documents hitherto unknown aspects of Furphy's life, and recreates the circumstances of the period from his perspective. It throws new light on the relationship between the author's life and his writing, and challenges some of the stock notions about Australia in the 1890s. Furphy is seen in the context of late-19th century Australian life as a Christian Socialist, an ardent nationalist, a moralist and a dedicated writer.
- ISBN10 0195531876
- ISBN13 9780195531879
- Publish Date 22 November 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 April 1997
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Oxford University Press Australia
- Imprint OUP Australia and New Zealand
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 438
- Language English