A Fortunate Life

A true classic of Australian literature, this simply written autobiography is an inspiration Born in 1894, Albert Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression, and spent 60 years with his beloved wife, Evelyn. Despite enduring hardships we can barely imagine today, Facey always saw his life as a "fortunate" one. A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration. It is the story of a life lived to the full—the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.

A.B. Facey

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin Australia

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-08 Language: Chinese Publisher: Penguin Books Australia A FORTUNATE LIFE: AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN \ 'S CLASSICSA. B. Facey General FieldsISBN: 9780670076895Publisher: Penguin Books AustraliaImprint: Viking AustraliaPublication date: August 2013Dimensions: 216mm X 135mmProduced in : AustraliaAvailability date: August 2013Product Type: booksSpecial FieldsPages: 204Bind: HardbackAuthor: AB FaceyDESCRIPTIONBorn in 1894. Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer. survived the gore of Gallipoli. raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with his beloved wife. Evelyn. Despite enduring hardships we can barely imagine today. Facey always saw his life as a \ 'fortunate \' one. A true classic of Australian literature. his simply written autobiography is an inspiration. It is the story of a life lived to the full - the extraordinary j...

Australian literary classics AFortunateLife ABFacey

Penguin Books Australia

Historical

Penguin Books Australia Ltd.

History

Australia & Oceania

Claremont

<p>Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer and farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy, surviving Gallipoli, raising a family through the Depression, losing a son in the Second World War, and meeting his beloved Evelyn with whom he shared nearly sixty years of marriage.\nDespite enduring unimaginable hardships, Facey always saw his life as a fortunate one.\nA true classic of Australian literature, Facey’s simply penned story offers a unique window onto the history of Australian life through the greater part of the twentieth century – the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.</p>

A Fortunate Life: Fremantle Press Treasures Edition

World

Fremantle Press

A Fortunate Life: Edition for Young Readers

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