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Henry Handel Richardson's place in Australian literature is important and secure. The Fortunes is an archetypal novel of the country, written about the great upsurge of nineteenth-century Western capitalism fuelled by the gold discoveries. With relentless objectivity it surveys all the main issues which were to define the direction of white ...
Henry Handel Richardson has been celebrated for her classic Australian novels: The Getting of Wisdom and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. However, her own life story remains to be told. This book, accordingly, provides the first complete biography of the enigmatic Australian literary icon, shedding new light on her eventful life.
Two Hanged WomenbyHenry Handel Richardson. Two Hanged Women. by. Henry Handel Richardson. Hand in hand the youthful lovers sauntered along the esplanade. It was a night in midsummer; a wispy moon had set, and the stars glittered. The dark mass of the sea, at flood, lay tranquil, slothfully lapping the shingle.
Henry Handel Richardson is celebrated for her classic Australian novels. The Getting of Wisdom and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, yet her own life-story is still to be fully told. This enthralling book is the first complete biography of this enigmatic Australian literary icon. Drawing on previously unavailable records, the book sheds new light ...
'Henry Handel Richardson' is the pseudonym for Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson. Richardson was born in Melbourne in 1870, the daughter of Walter and Mary Richardson who had migrated from England in the early 1850s.
Dolly and Auntie Cha arrive at the public hall where the ball is taking place. When Dolly steps out of the wagonette, she accidentally rips a ribbon off the bottom edge of her dress. Auntie Cha calls Dolly clumsy, and Dolly is dismayed. The dress can’t be mended, so Dolly enters the dance hall in her torn dress.
Henry Handel Richardson The novel of character, realistic in conception and manner, rises to pre-eminence in Australian literature with the work of Henry Handel Richardson. She does not stand alone in this field, but so gigantic is her stature that she dwarfs all others who share it with her. If she were missing, several smaller figures would ...
