{"product_id":"rigbys-romance-9781513291123","title":"Rigby's Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRigby's Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (1921) is a novel by Joseph Furphy. Written under his pseudonym \"Tom Collins,\" \u003ci\u003eRigby's Romance\u003c\/i\u003e is a sequel of sorts to \u003ci\u003eSuch is Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a unique and challenging story that took decades to achieve a proper audience. Earning comparisons to the works of Melville and Twain, Furphy's novel is considered a landmark of Australian literature. \"Just as a bale of wool is dumped, by hydraulic pressure, to less than half its normal size, I scientifically compressed something like twenty-four hours' sleep into the interval between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Then a touch of what you call dyspepsia and I call laziness, kept me debating with myself for another swift-running hour.\" Between such beguiling narration and lively conversations with the characters he meets on his travels through the Australian outback, Tom Collins presents himself as a philosophizing everyman, a prototype of such characters as Joyce's Leopold Bloom and Beckett's Molloy. Journeying in search of his friend Jefferson Rigby, a gentleman and adventurer like himself, Collins reflects on their history together and longs for his company. When the two meet up, they engage in a long discussion on politics and the nature of humanity, touching on topics as strange and diverse as Australia's legendary wildlife. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Joseph Furphy's \u003ci\u003eRigby's Romance\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of Australian literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513291123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190","brand":"Joseph Furphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40240200646837,"sku":"9781513291123","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_21f724e3-575f-45a6-a492-be2c6cd30a62.jpg?v=1623728441","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rigbys-romance-9781513291123","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}