The Floating Brothel

The extraordinary story of female convicts bound for Botany Bay

Written by: Siân Rees
Category: Non-Fiction
Genre: History, Biography

Book Details:

ISBN 10: 0733615428
ISBN 13: 9780733615420
Format: paperback
Publisher: Hodder
Date Published: First published in Australia and New Zealand in 2001. Reprinted 2007 (twice).
Language: English
Edition: This edition published in 2002
Condition: Good
Appearance: The book is in good condition with minimal wear and tear. The cover shows slight signs of wear around the edges. The spine is intact with no creases. Pages are clean with no markings or tears. The book measures approximately 20 cm in height and 13 cm in width. Standard print size.

Synopsis:

Such is the general view of the voyage of the Lady Julian from England to the new colony of New South Wales, transporting more than 200 convict women, mainly taken from London's teeming streets, overcrowded Newgate Gaol. The reality was both more complex and more interesting, dramatically different from the well-known stories of hellish journeys to Australia. The women who had lived lives mired in Australia healthier and happier than they had been in their old lives.

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