Our Country's Good

Name: Our Country's Good
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth\u2026\nThomas Barrett, aged 17. Transported seven years for stealing one ewe sheep.\nJames Freeman, aged 25. Transported 14 years for assault on a sailor.\nDorothy Handland, aged 82. Stole a biscuit.\nA ship, sailing 15,000 miles to Australia, is crammed with Britain\u2019s convicts \u2013 a punishment for their crimes. After a life-threatening voyage they arrive in 1788. But keeping the colony disciplined is a brutal job, and cruelty is rife. To keep the convicts in line and attempt to \u2018civilise\u2019 this often desperate, violent, poverty stricken group, a young ambitious lieutenant, Ralph Clark, decides they should perform a play.\nWith a mostly illiterate cast, rising mistrust amongst the ranks, and the leading actor facing the gallows,\n\nOur Country's Good\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the p;