Bill Kerr Bill Kerr i(29348578 works by)
Born: Established: 10 Jun 1922 Cape Town,
c
South Africa,
c
Southern Africa, Africa, ; Died: Ceased: 28 Aug 2014
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
22 115 y separately published work icon Jack Maggs Peter Carey , ( nar. Bill Kerr ) Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1999 Z205857 1997 single work novel historical fiction (taught in 8 units) The year is 1837 and ex-convict Jack Maggs has returned illegally to London from Australia. Installing himself in the household of a genteel grocer, he attracts the attention of a cross-section of society. Saucy Mercy Larkin wants him for a mate. Writer Tobias Oates wants to possess his soul through hypnosis. Maggs, a figure both frightening and mysteriously compelling, is so in thrall to the notion of a gentlemanly class that he’s risked his life to come back to his torturers. His task is to shed his false consciousness and understand that his true destiny lies in Australia.

X