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1 online resource (1 audio file (20hr., 28 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Ron Keith, Simon Prebble, Gerard Doyle, Gianfranco Negroponte, Patrick Tull, Jenny Sterlin, and Davina Porter. |
| Summary |
It is 1857, and Reverend Geoffrey Wilson has departed England to prove the literal truth of the Bible. The expedition heads towards Tasmania, where he is convinced he will find the real Garden of Eden. But the other passengers have their own agendas. Dr Potter is developing a sinister thesis, and the ship is crewed by smugglers of contraband brandy and tobacco. As the English passengers near Peevay's land, their bizarre notions become painfully at odds with reality. Their destination is no Eden but a world of hunting parties and colonial ethnic cleansing. A mighty collision is approaching ... |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Fiction.
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Tasmania -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Keith, Ron. Narrator.
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Prebble, Simon. Narrator.
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Doyle, Gerard. Narrator.
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Negroponte, Gianfranco. Narrator.
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Tull, Patrick. Narrator.
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Sterlin, Jenny. Narrator.
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Porter, Davina. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781449874469 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1449874460 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13539774 |
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