Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Furphy, Joseph 1843 1912 Collins, Tom Such Is Life This etext was produced by Col Choat "Such Is Life" by Joseph Furphy is a novel that was likely written during the late 19th century. It explores the lives of various individuals in rural Australia, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of bullock drivers and the challenges they face in their daily lives, reflective of the broader human condition. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a narrator who contemplates his recent unemployment, suggesting a philosophical underpinning to the narrative. The setting unfolds as he recounts a journey alongside other bullock drivers and their interactions while traveling through the Australian landscape. These men discuss practical matters like travel accommodations and strategies for managing their livestock while revealing their personalities and past experiences through casual dialogue. The narrator's observations mingle humor and social commentary, hinting at the struggles and camaraderie inherent in their lifestyle as they confront both external challenges and internal dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction Diary fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction Bullockies -- Fiction PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1025961 1025823 2024-10-02T08:44:03.153767 2023-10-02T07:53:22.342800 text/html text/html 1025954 1025816 2024-10-02T08:44:03.521750 2023-10-02T07:53:22.610775 text/html text/html 478064 2024-10-02T08:44:15.254716 application/epub+zip 493939 2024-10-02T08:44:05.835754 application/epub+zip 493939 2024-10-02T08:44:04.459745 application/epub+zip 771233 2024-10-02T08:44:22.845673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729236 2024-10-02T08:44:14.376688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713168 2022-09-02T10:19:31.530674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 959331 959246 2024-10-02T08:44:02.474769 2023-10-02T07:53:21.735766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 954027 2021-01-08T20:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389467 2021-01-08T20:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19743 2024-10-02T08:44:22.979649 application/rdf+xml 11074 2024-10-02T08:44:05.002747 image/jpeg 3072 2024-10-02T08:44:04.731739 image/jpeg 471151 2024-10-02T08:44:03.611747 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia