{"product_id":"robbery-under-arms-9791043136245","title":"Robbery Under Arms","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rolf Boldrewood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobbery Under\u003c\/strong\u003e Arms\u003c\/strong\u003e, subtitled A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields of Australia, was published in serial form in the \u003cstrong\u003eSydney Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e newspaper between July \u003cstrong\u003e1882\u003c\/strong\u003e and August \u003cstrong\u003e1883\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was published under the name of \u003cstrong\u003eRolf Boldrewood\u003c\/strong\u003e, a pseudonym for \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e Browne, a police magistrate and gold commissioner.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobbery Under\u003c\/strong\u003e Arms\u003c\/strong\u003e is an entertaining adventure story told from the first person point of view of Richard \"\u003cstrong\u003eDick\u003c\/strong\u003e\" Marston. The story is in the form of a journal written from jail where he's waiting to be hanged for his crimes. Marston and his brother \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are led astray as young men by their father, who made money by cattle \"duffing,\" or stealing. They are introduced to their father's associate, known only as \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a clever and charming fraudster. After a spell in jail, from which he escapes, Marston, his brother, and father are persuaded by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to operate as bank robbers and bushrangers. They embark on a life continually on the run from the police. Despite this, \u003cstrong\u003eDick\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e also manage to spend a considerable time prospecting for gold, and the gold rush and the fictitious gold town of Turon are described in detail.The character of \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is based largely on the real-life exploits of bushrangers \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry Redford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, the latter known as \"\u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Midnight\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"Regarded as a classic of Australian literature, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobbery Under\u003c\/strong\u003e Arms\u003c\/strong\u003e has never been out of print, and has been the basis of several adaptations in the form of films and television serials.\u003cstrong\u003eThis Standard Ebooks\u003c\/strong\u003e edition is unabridged, and restores some \u003cstrong\u003e30\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e000\u003c\/strong\u003e words from the original serialization which were cut out of the \u003cstrong\u003e1889\u003c\/strong\u003e one-volume edition of the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776373309591,"sku":"9791043136245","price":3471.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043136245.webp?v=1777995862","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/robbery-under-arms-9791043136245","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}