From Robert Hughes' "The Fatal Shore", Chapter 10(ii)
"Between the failure of the naval-supply plans for flax and timber, and the enthronement of the sheep -- that is, for about the first half-century of white settlement -- much of Australia's export wealth came from whaling and sealing, both trades dominated by Emancipists and their sons, the "Currency lads", native-born white Australians."
He goes on to describe the Australian whaling and seal-trades - most of it not very pretty.
Is there an Australian equivalent (in the literary sense) of M-D?
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From: "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 09:01
Subject: Re: Book Review- Moby Dick
> on 11/8/01 5:56 PM, Candice Ward at [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> > on 8/10/01 7:04 PM, Jill Jones at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> >> I would be fascinated to read something, though, that is revered as an
> >> American classic and 'piles irony upon irony'. And raised questions about
> >> capitalism. Did something happen after that? (Oh no, going to get spanked
> >> again.)
> >
> > Aha, I think I know just what you're looking for--the novel that picks
> > up where CLARISSA leaves off: GATSBY?
>
>
> Well, I've read that one - but not Clarissa (and I'm not going to start
> now).
>
> Look, youse've all convinced me. Come summer I'll be checking M-D page by
> page for all that American irony.
>
> JJ
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