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John Lang (19 December 1816 — 20 August 1864) was an Australian lawyer and was Australia's first native born novelist.

Lang was born at Parramatta, Sydney, Australia, second and posthumous son of Walter Lang, merchant adventurer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Harris. Lang was educated at Sydney College under William Timothy Cape. Lang went to Cambridge in March 1837 and after qualifying as a barrister returned to Australia. In 1842 at a public meeting he seconded a motion proposed by William Wentworth, that the Crown be petitioned to grant the colony a representative assembly. A few months later he went to India and was successful as a barrister, taking on high-profile clients such as the Rani of Jhansi in her battles against the British East India Company.

Lang became a journalist and in 1845 established a paper, the Mofussilite, at Meerut. He also wrote some novels which appeared serially in the Mofussilite and in Fraser's Magazine. These began to be published in book form in 1853, The Wetherbys and Too Clever by Half both 1853, followed by Too Much Alike (1854), The Forger's Wife (1855), Captain Macdonald (1856), Will He Marry Her (1858), The Ex-Wife (1858), My Friend's Wife (1859), The Secret Police (1859), and Botany Bay; or True Stories of the Early Days of Australia (1859). Some of these were very popular and were often reprinted, the twelfth edition of Too Clever by Half appearing in 1878. Botany Bay has been reprinted several times, sometimes under the titles of Clever Criminals, or Remarkable Convicts. Fisher's Ghost reprints 10 of the 13 stories of Botany Bay. Lang also published Geraldine, A Ballad in 1854, and in 1859 Wanderings in India and other Sketches reprinted from Household Words. Lang visited London in 1859, and was for a short time at Calcutta where he issued the Optimist. Lang died in the hill station of Mussoorie, India, and is buried in Camel's Back Cemetery, which enjoys a wide vista of the Lower Western Himalaya, which Lang loved greatly.
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Total Books: 67
Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk La Couette de l'Oubli  Saison 3
2021 - Le Donjon De Naheulbeuk La Couette De L'oubli Saison 3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782080245595
ISBN-10: 2080245597
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Botany Bay
2016 - Botany Bay (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781532779398
ISBN-10: 1532779399
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Understanding Ron Rash
2014 - Understanding Ron Rash [Understanding Contemporary American Literature] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781611174113
ISBN-10: 1611174112
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk T0 A l'Aventure Compagnons
2013 - Le Donjon De Naheulbeuk T0 a L'aventure Compagnons (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782915621426
ISBN-10: 291562142X
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Titanic A Fresh Look at the Evidence by a Former Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents
The Explorations of Captain James Cook An Introduction
2012 - The Explorations of Captain James Cook an Introduction (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781610454469
ISBN-10: 1610454464
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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Lone Hawk The Story of Air Ace Billy Bishop
2011 - Lone Hawk the Story of Air Ace Billy Bishop (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143174660
ISBN-10: 0143174665
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
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Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk  2  L'Orbe de
2011 - Le Donjon De Naheulbeuk 2 L'orbe De [Science Fiction - French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782290025994
ISBN-10: 2290025992
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Solar Energy DeMYSTiFied
2011 - Solar Energy Demystified (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780071625555
ISBN-10: 0071625550
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Highways and Byways in the Border
2010 - Highways and Byways in the Border (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781142924812
ISBN-10: 1142924815
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Poetry of Empire Nineteen Centuries of British History
2010 - Poetry of Empire Nineteen Centuries of British History (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781152812192
ISBN-10: 115281219X
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Gibraltar and the West Indies Or Outposts of Empire
2010 - Gibraltar and the West Indies or Outposts of Empire (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781152267183
ISBN-10: 1152267183
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The Land of the Golden Trade
2010 - The Land of the Golden Trade [West Africa] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781152364653
ISBN-10: 1152364650
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The Secret Police Or Plot and Passion
2009 - The Secret Police or Plot and Passion (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781151408471
ISBN-10: 1151408476
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My Friend's Wife Or York You're Wanted
2009 - My Friend's Wife or York You're Wanted (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780217431798
ISBN-10: 0217431798
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Will He Marry Her A Novel
2009 - Will He Marry Her a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781150252303
ISBN-10: 1150252308
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Too Much Alike Or the Three Calendars
2009 - Too Much Alike or the Three Calendars (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781151337887
ISBN-10: 1151337889
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The ExWife
2009 - The Exwife (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781150310812
ISBN-10: 1150310812
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Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk
2009 - Le Donjon De Naheulbeuk [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9782915621273
ISBN-10: 2915621276
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Wanderings in India and other sketches of life in Hindostan
2009 - Wanderings in India and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781458948830
ISBN-10: 1458948838
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Captain Macdonald Or Haps And Mishaps At Capias Castle
2009 - Captain Macdonald or Haps and Mishaps at Capias Castle [1856] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781104045661
ISBN-10: 1104045664
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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2008 - The Story of Lord Clive [Illustrated Edition - Dodo Press] (Paperback)
2008 - The Story of Captain Cook [Illustrated Edition - Dodo Press] (Paperback)
2008 - Donjon De Naheulbeuk T 04 [Le - édition spéciale] (Paperback)
Six Poets From the Mountain South [Southern Literary Studies] (Paperback)
Lucy Cooper [an Australian tale] (Paperback)
Botany Bay or True Tales of Early Australia [Australian books on demand] (Other)
Understanding Fred Chappell [Understanding Contemporary American Literature] (Hardcover)
Re Life [Find your balance nd master Work, change, career, family, Nutrition, exercise, Sleep] (Paperback)