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Thornhill is born in 1777 into a large, impoverished family. As a boy he steals in order to eat, but Mr. Middleton saves him by taking him on as an apprentice to become a waterman on the Thames. Thornhill loves the river, though he hates working for the gentry.
- Sal Thornhill
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- NED
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- Willie
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- Spider
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- Dan Oldfield
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- Sal Thornhill
The early life of William Thornhill is one of Dickensian poverty, depredation and criminality. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced to death for stealing wood, however, in 1806 his sentence is commuted to transportation to New South Wales for the term of his natural life.
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- Kate Grenville
- 2005
- Text Publishing, Australia
The Secret River: With Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Lachy Hulme, Tim Minchin. In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
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- 2015-06-14
- Adventure, Drama, History
1 gen 2005 · The Secret River. Kate Grenville. 3.81. 23,099 ratings2,086 reviews. In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported, along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia.
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- Paperback
Buy Study Guide. The Secret River Character List. William Thornhill. The protagonist of the novel, William Thornhill grows up among the poverty of the South End of London. After the premature deaths of his mother and father, William is responsible for the welfare of his siblings.
The Secret River is actually inspired by Kate Grenville's own convict ancestor, Solomon Wiseman. He was brought to Australia from England as punishment for theft and, like William Thornhill, never returned to England.
