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'1788. At 20 years old, Mary Bryant was sentenced to death for highway robbery, and left to rot in prison. Eventually she was transported to the wilderness of New South Wales.
'When the First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove in 1788, a life of misery and servitude awaited her. Three years later Mary escaped.
'This is Mary Bryant’s story. It is an English story. It is an Australian story. It is one of the most daring escapes in history. ' (Publication summary)
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2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 2 2007; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 55)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 43-44)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography -
Under Age
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 May 2007; (p. 43)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography ; Ziba Came on a Boat 2007 single work picture book
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Under Age
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 May 2007; (p. 43)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography ; Ziba Came on a Boat 2007 single work picture book -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 43-44)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 55)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 2 2007; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Mary Bryant : The Impossible Escape 2007 single work biography
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