Marcus Clarke
Australian novelist and poet (1846-1881) · Australia · On the map · Writers · Died at 35
Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke FRSA was an English-born Australian novelist, journalist, poet, editor, librarian, and playwright. He is best known for his 1874 novel For the Term of His Natural Life, about the convict system in Australia, and widely regarded as a classic of Australian literature.
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Marcus Clarke as a young man, 1858
The cover of the 1892 edition of For the Term of His Natural Life, published in London by R. Bentley and Son
Marcus Clarke, c. 1866
Clarke's grave at Melbourne General Cemetery
Charity costume Australian rules football match for Clarke's family after his death, East Melbourne Cricket GroundAwards
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It has been adapted into many plays, films and a folk opera.
