Alexander Harris (writer)
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Alexander Harris (7 February 1805 – 1 February 1874) was an author known for his early fictional accounts of convict life in Australia.
He arrived in Sydney, Australia in 1825.
He had numerous jobs including a clerk, a tutor and a timber-getter. He travelled mostly around the Hunter Valley, the Shoalhaven, Illawarra and Bathurst in New South Wales. In 1851 he emigrated to the United States.
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- Settlers and Convicts: Recollections of sixteen years labour in the Australian backwoods (London, 1847)
- Testimony to the Truth: or the Autobiography of an Atheist (1848)
- The Emigrant Family: or the Story of an Australian Settler (Smith, Elder and Co, 1849)
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harris, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian writer. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7 February 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1 February 1874 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | United States |
