Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish

A forger and thief sentenced to life imprisonment in a penal colony in Tasmania, William Buelow Gould escapes, only to once again land in prison, where the prison doctor Lempriere utilizes his painting talents to create an illustrated taxonomy of the country's exotic sea creatures, in a novel set in [...]
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A forger and thief sentenced to life imprisonment in a penal colony in Tasmania, William Buelow Gould escapes, only to once again land in prison, where the prison doctor Lempriere utilizes his painting talents to create an illustrated taxonomy of the country's exotic sea creatures, in a novel set in early nineteenth-century Australia. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.