Illywhacker /

The history of twentieth-century Australia is seen through the exploits and adventures of conman Herbert Badgery, as the 139-year-old "illywhacker" recalls his diverse careers as an aviator, car salesman, seducer, patriarch, and snake catcher.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Carey, Peter, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1985.
Subjects:	Impostors and imposture > Fiction. Rogues and vagabonds > Fiction. Older men > Fiction. Impostors and imposture. Older men. Rogues and vagabonds. Australia > Fiction. Australia. Fiction in English > Australian writers, 1945- - Texts. Australian fiction. Humorous fiction. Fiction. Picaresque literature.