About The Book

Description

First published in 1937, Under Capricorn is a unique classic. Set in Sydney, Australia, 1831, the story begins with a young gentleman who arrives in this colony of convicts to make his fortune. Fit only to scribble poetry, he soon discovers a living work of art gone awry, a beautiful woman who is lost in a tragic way. Setting himself the challenge of saving her, he earns her husband’s jealousy, and yet it was her husband who had lured him into their home. But for what purpose? Filled with conflicting motives and unexpected psychological twists, this beautifully written tale creates a series of love triangles that explore the kind of world Australia was offering a hardy breed men, who sought freedom above all, because life for them began in chains.