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Tour To Hell (University of Queensland Press) examines Australian convict beliefs in non-existent bush sanctuaries. These strange tales prompted many escapes and caused a lot of disruption, but they also helped shape the Australian imagination.
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	Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror 2006 by Angela Challis (Editor), Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee Battersby (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tour to Hell: Convict Australia's Great Escape Myths really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My War: Life Is For Living by Brian Walpole, David Levell (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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THE WIND WHALES OF ISHMAEL

by Philip José Farmer

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The Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Volume 5: The Lost Decade and Other Stories

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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By Heart: 101 Poems to Remember

by Ted Hughes

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