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separately published work iconGilburnia : Pantomime in Eight Scenes with Prologue and Moral for Antarctic Grand Ballet

Carboni, Raffaello (translated & annotated by Tony Pagliaro)
xxxv 75 pages. Full title: 'Gilburnia : Pantomime in Eight Scenes with Prologue and Moral for Antarctic Grand Ballet 'Devised and worked upon in the Melbourne Gaol, in Summer 1854-55, completed among the flying fish on the Gulf of Bengal, 1856, revised, corrected and perfected at Rome, in Winter 1871-72 by Professor Raffaello-Carboni. Gold-Digger on the goldfields at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 1853-55.' Facsimile of the first publication in 'La Scotta a Tinge Vol. 1' (Rome: Festa Nazionale dello Statuto, 1872). "Tells how mayhem ensued when miners invaded the traditional territory of the Tarrang tribe and kidnapped Gilburnia, daughter of the tribal elder. The British legal system turned out to be incapable of providing a remedy. It was left to divine intervention to provide a miraculous ending, restoring land and liberty to the tribe."
Published 1993 Jim Crow Press Daylesford, Victoria
ISBN 0646153595

$35.00

Condition Jacket Condition Binding Size
New New Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Good Reading Book Reference: 21400
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