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Joseph Furphy (26 September 1843 - 13 September 1912) is widely regarded as the "Father of the Australian novel". He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life (1903), regarded as an Australian classic. In his youth Furphy had written... Read Full Overview

Rigby's Romance (1921) is a novel by Joseph Furphy. Written under his pseudonym "Tom Collins," Rigby's Romance is a sequel of sorts to Such is Life, a unique and challenging story that took decades to achieve a proper audience. Earning comparisons to the... Read Full Overview

A battered swagman trudges across the ochre sweep of the outback, his dreams as vast and unpredictable as the land itself. In Federation-era Australia, where the boundaries between hope and hardship blur beneath a relentless sun, a singular voice emerges-wry, unsparing, and deeply... Read Full Overview

Rigby's Romance (1921) is a novel by Joseph Furphy. Written under his pseudonym "Tom Collins," Rigby's Romance is a sequel of sorts to Such is Life, a unique and challenging story that took decades to achieve a proper audience. Earning comparisons to the... Read Full Overview