Molly Riley - Part Two

The Hope

Engraving of loggers at work in Australia. From the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia Vol 2, 1886

Around the time I wrote the Molly Riley Trilogy, I was very interested in the history of the First Settlers in Australia and the hardships the convicts must have gone through in this strange new land. This is a three-part poem I shall publish in three parts.

Read Part One

Read Part Three

Molly Riley — Part Two