The Stony Ground

The Remembered Life of Convict James Ruse

Michael Crowley

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English

Waterside Press
20 June 2018

Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction; Australasian & Pacific history

Ruse, commemorated as a pioneer in his adopted country, was reputedly the first prisoner ashore, carrying an officer on his back. Eventually pardoned, at Experiment Farm he became Australia's first settled farmer, the first ex-convict to be granted land and the first settler to become self-sufficient, bringing him into conflict with indigenous people. In this gripping historical novel the life of Australia's most symbolic convict is described in Ruse's own voice.

By: Michael Crowley
Imprint: Waterside Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
ISBN: 9781909976573
ISBN 10: 1909976571
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 20 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword; About the author; 1.The Hunt; 2.Snared; 3.Summoned; 4.My Dungeon; 5.The Island; 6.Judged; 7.Belly of the Whale; 8.Servant of Servants; 9.Lust of his Eyes; 10.Eye for Eye; 11.Farewell; 12.Exodus; 13.The Sacred Place; 14.New Albion; 15.The Stony Ground; 16.The Good Ground; 17.The Flight; 18.What is Thy Country?; 19.Homeland; 20.The Beast of the Field; 21.The Deluge; 22.The Wrought Sea.

Michael Crowley is a writer and dramatist who has worked in theatre, youth theatre, prisons and elsewhere. He lives in West Yorkshire. His writings include The Man They Couldn't Hang and Behind the Lines: Creative Writing with Offenders and People at Risk (both Waterside Press) and his poetry Close to Home and First Fleet.

Reviews for The Stony Ground: The Remembered Life of Convict James Ruse

`A fascinating, compelling and important account of a violent and bloody history. It's a real achievement - a thorough account of a whole life, framed by questions of economics, authority, social-class, church and Lawâ -â successfully occupying an imaginative space that feels both documentary and fictional'-â Andy Croft, poet and novelist.