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The Haunted Author
The Haunted Author by Marcus Clarke
10 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2013
About the author
Marcus Clarke
46 books30 followersAustralian writer Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke, known as Marcus Clarke, was born in Kensington, London. His mother died when he was just a small child and he was raised by his father, a lawyer.
Marcus Clarke moved to Victoria, Australia, where he had an uncle in the provincial town of Ararat, and landed in Melbourne in June 1863. In 1869 Clarke married the actress Marian Dunn and shortly afterwards they started to raise a family of six children. He died of pleurisy at the age of thirty-five.
Marcus Clarke moved to Victoria, Australia, where he had an uncle in the provincial town of Ararat, and landed in Melbourne in June 1863. In 1869 Clarke married the actress Marian Dunn and shortly afterwards they started to raise a family of six children. He died of pleurisy at the age of thirty-five.
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October 14, 2015
Australian fiction from the 1800's
An amusing little fantasy of an author tormented by his literary creations. The author, born in England, immigrated to Australia at the age of 18. He wrote in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
An amusing little fantasy of an author tormented by his literary creations. The author, born in England, immigrated to Australia at the age of 18. He wrote in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
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