A forger's progress : the life of Francis Greenway /
A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a city superior in architectural beauty to London began to be realized as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James' Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke's Church in Liverpool,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sydney, N.S.W. :
NewSouth Publishing,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a city superior in architectural beauty to London began to be realized as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James' Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke's Church in Liverpool, and the Windsor courthouse. In this first biography of Greenway since 1953, award-winning author Alasdair McGregor scrutinizes the character and creative output of a man beset by contradictions and demons. He profiles Greenway's landmark buildings, his complex and fraught relationship with Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and his thwarted ambitions and self-destruction. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781742247021 1742247024 9781742241821 1742241824 1742233783 9781742233789 |