Ultima Thule

Name: Ultima Thule
Author: Henry Handel Richardson

Ultima Thule is a novel by Australian author Henry Handel Richardson, first published in 1929. It is the third and final novel in the trilogy known as The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. The novel follows the life of Richard Mahony, a doctor who emigrated from England to Australia in the mid-19th century. After a successful career in Melbourne, Mahony moves to the small town of Ultima Thule, where he is forced to confront his past and the secrets he has kept from his family. The novel is a complex exploration of the human condition, as Mahony struggles to come to terms with his past and his present. It is a story of love, loss, and redemption, as Mahony is forced to confront his own mortality and the consequences of his actions. The novel is widely considered to be Richardson's masterpiece, and is considered to be one of the greatest Australian novels of all time.

By Henry Handel Richardson · First published 1929 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Realism · 30 chapters

Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10

Ultima Thule

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