Such Is Life
"Tom Collins" rambles through the Riverina in a sprawling, ironic and very Australian novel of bullockies and bush philosophy.
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Why this is free
- In Australia
Joseph Furphy (author) died in 1912. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1962. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.
- In the United States
First published in 1903. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.
- Our text
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From the Standard Ebooks edition, which is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. We re-packaged the text without its cover art or images. Thank you to its volunteer producers.
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- Rights record
rights.json, checked 2026-10-19. Death dates: Joseph Furphy (Wikidata, catalogue). First publication: reference.
