Barry Revill

The Skeletons in My Closet (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

These are the stories of my life. These are the skeletons in my closet. I have just turned 90 years old, so it's time to put them all together in one place. I have added a small note at the beginning of each story to let you know where it came from and whether it's based on a real experience, which many are, or real history in my family. My great great grandfather, William Revill, was convicted of larceny at Derby, England in April 1830 and sentenced to 14 years deportation. After spending a short time on the Thames Hulks he was transported to Van Diemen's Land in July 1830 aboard the Southworth. He did his time in Tasmania and then moved to Victoria where he met my great great grandmother, another interesting character, and began the Australian dynasty of Revills. William was present, as a soldier, at the Eureka Stockade. He eventually settled in Colac, Victoria and lived to a great age. I am currently writing his fascinating story. But, while you wait for that, I hope you enjoy the other skeletons in my closet.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barry Revill
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780994391193
• Artikelnr.: 73955609

Autorenporträt

Barry Revill was born in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia in 1935. He started work, aged 13, in a textile factory in Melbourne. He had many and varied jobs over the years including gold mining and as a Field Assistant with the Bureau of Mineral Resources in both Tennant Creek and Lake Elphinstone in Western Queensland. He sold books door to door, and spent the last thirty odd years of his working life in the insurance business. He is now long-retired and still lives in the same house in a Melbourne suburb that he has lived in for the last 56 years. The house has a large garden, which takes up much of his time. He is also driven to write, which he does almost every day. Barry's stories and muses have been published in magazines and newspapers. His monologues have been performed on stage.