Dreadful History of Anaboo single work   short story   romance   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 1803... 1803 Dreadful History of Anaboo
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An early imaginary exploration of the 'dangers' of European-Aboriginal relationships, the 'Dreadful History of Anaboo' was written in London by a hack writer with no experience of Aboriginal culture, and the story thus conforms to generalised European notions of 'savage' society. The heroine Anaboo, moreover, is a stock tragic figure, whose love for a white man drives her to commit suicide.

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    y separately published work icon Barrington's Annals of Suicide, or Horrors of Self-Murder George Barrington [allonym] (editor), London : Tegg and Castleman , 1803 Z1336065 1803 selected work single work short story A sensationalist collection of tales about suicide, supposedly compiled by the convict George Barrington, who is used as the narrator of the first tale (set in New South Wales), and also the introduction to the work. In reality, the work was put together by the bookseller Thomas Tegg, or a hack writer working for him. The bulk of the stories in the collection are short gothic tales set in various parts of Europe. London : Tegg and Castleman , 1803 pg. 5-15
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Works about this Work

y separately published work icon The Celebrated George Barrington : A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay Nathan Garvey , Potts Point : Hordern House , 2008 Z1545880 2008 single work criticism
y separately published work icon The Celebrated George Barrington : A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay Nathan Garvey , Potts Point : Hordern House , 2008 Z1545880 2008 single work criticism
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Subjects:
  • ca. 1800
Settings:
  • Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
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