Joseph Furphy

(1843–1912) Novelist

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Joseph Furphy was a novelist.

Quick Facts About Joseph Furphy

Born: September 26, 1843
Died: September 13, 1912
Profession: Novelist

About Joseph Furphy

[Wikidata] Australian writer (1843-1912)... | [Wikipedia] Joseph Furphy was an Australian author and poet. He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life (1903), regarded as an Australian classic.

Quotes by Joseph Furphy

Such is life, my fellow-mummers-just like a poor player that bluffs and feints his hour upon the stage, and then cheapens down…

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'English fair play' is a fine expression. It justifies the bashing of the puny draper's assistant by the big hairy blacksmith, and…

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Assistants

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Age cannot limit him, nor use exhaust his infinite mendacity.

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Age

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Who can control his fate? asks the ruined Othello. No one, indeed. But everyone controls his option, chooses his alternative.

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Alternatives

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