Les fortunes de Richard Mahony Séries

Cette chronique ambitieuse suit les fortunes et les malheurs d'une famille unique à travers plusieurs générations. Situé sur la toile de fond dramatique de l'Australie coloniale, le récit explore les thèmes de l'ambition, de la perte, de l'amour et de la résilience. Les lecteurs seront captivés par la complexité des relations humaines et le voyage ardu de la construction d'une nouvelle vie dans une terre difficile.

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Australia Felix
Henry Handel Richardson
382pages
14 heures de lecture
Set against the backdrop of Australia's gold mining boom, the story follows Richard Mahony, whose aspirations clash with the rugged realities of his environment. Initially a struggling storekeeper, he marries Polly Turnham, who encourages him to pursue a medical career. As Mahony's practice thrives, the narrative delves into themes of mental decline and familial responsibility, highlighting Polly's sacrifices. This novel, the first in a celebrated trilogy, offers a poignant exploration of personal ambition and the impact of societal expectations on mental health.

The Fortunes Of Richard Mahony
Henry Handel Richardson
950pages
34 heures de lecture
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He had never got within measurable distance of what he called life, at all...deep down in him, he knew, was an enormous residue of vitality...It was like a buried treasure, jealously kept for the event of his one day catching up with life: not the bare scramble for a living that here went by that name, but Life with a capital L. Richard Mahony is a restless man. Ballarat, England, Melbourne, Europe, the bush: elsewhere is always better. Searching for a place, a meaning, a life, Mahony and his wife Mary journey from wealth to poverty, order to chaos, sanity to the asylum. The Fortunes of Richard Mahony is a towering novel.

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Australia Felix

The Fortunes Of Richard Mahony