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The history of twentieth-century Australia is seen through the exploits and adventures of conman Herbert Badgery, as the 139-year-old "illywhacker" recalls his diverse careers as an aviator, car salesman, seducer, patriarch, and snake catcher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carey, Peter, 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1985.
Subjects:
Impostors and imposture > Fiction.
Rogues and vagabonds > Fiction.
Australia > Fiction.
Older men > Fiction.
Impostors and imposture.
Older men.
Rogues and vagabonds.
Australia.
Fiction in English > Australian writers, 1945- - Texts.
Australian fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Fiction.
Picaresque literature.
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Summary:The history of twentieth-century Australia is seen through the exploits and adventures of conman Herbert Badgery, as the 139-year-old "illywhacker" recalls his diverse careers as an aviator, car salesman, seducer, patriarch, and snake catcher.
Physical Description:600 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:0571132073
9780571132072