Physical description

A small thin green covered paperback book with the author, series and publisher details printed either in black or white lettering on the front cover. A black and white head and shoulders drawing of Joseph Furphy is enclosed in a white oval shape in the middle.At either side is a black leaf patterned stripe. The title page has the same information and on the back of it full publishing details are listed. The story of Joseph Furphy's life is detailed with a few black and white photographs. Further Reading is on the back page. Pp. 30.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

$6- is handwritten in grey pencil on the top right hand corner of the title page.

Summary

Joseph Furphy (Irish: Seosamh Ó Foirbhithe; 26 September 1843 – 13 September 1912) was an Australian author and poet. He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life (1903), regarded as an Australian classic.