You Wouldn't Want To Be A Convict Sent To Australia (Paperback) by Meredith Costain

9781911242444. New condition. Paperback. Language: English. You Wouldn't Want To Be . Includes illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. You are an 18th-century convict faced with a fate potentially worse than death: to be sent to one of the new English colonies in Australia, where you will face hardship, isolation and great danger at the razor edge of colonial enterprise. "You Wouldn't Want To Be" is a constantly-growing library of exciting titles which transport the reader to the grisliest times and places in history. The first-person narrative approach puts the reader in the shoes of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived. Humorous cartoon-style illustrations bring the characters to life, while informative captions explain processes or chronological events.