Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Joseph Furphy
Born: September 26, 1843
Died: September 13, 1912 (aged 68)
Bio: Joseph Furphy is widely regarded as the "Father of the Australian novel". He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life, regarded as an Australian classic.
Known for:
- Such Is Life (1903)
- Rigby's Romance (1905)
- The Buln-Buln and the Brolga
- The Claret Murders: A Mark Rollins Adventure (1912)
- The Language of Excellence