Christina Stead, A Waker and Dreamer (review)
“David’s appearance of whiteness, fairness, dazzled himself.” He was so sure of his own rightness that anyone who opposed him must therefore be evil.
Agnes Murphy, One woman’s wisdom (fiction extract)
by Agnes Murphy (1865-1931) The opening chapter of Agnes Murphy’s only novel, One woman’s wisdom, following Teresa Pitt’s review which appeared on Wednesday. Book 1, Chapter 1 The smoke curled lazily above the thatched roof of a cottage of poor...
Agnes Murphy, One Woman’s Wisdom (review)
by Teresa Pitt In March we ran Teresa’s essay on the life of Agnes Gillian Murphy (1869-1931), pioneering female journalist, feminist, music promoter, socialite and networker par excellence. She was widely travelled, wrote the first-ever biography of Dame Nellie...Nancy Hogan, The parable of the mountain (poem)
by Nancy Hannah Hogan (1873-1905) The parable of the Mountain I slept: and me thought The people of the earth Were divided. And between them, a Mountain, Huge, seeming illimitable. Yet, could I see either side, And on the one Beautiful homes Set in the midst Of wide...
The ink-quester: Nancy Hogan (essay)
by Elizabeth Lhuede Another in our series of forgotten Australian women writers: Nancy Hannah Hogan (1873-1905) aka Julia Demos. As I compile the archives for works by early Australian women writers, I keep wondering about the factors which develop and sustain a...Amy Mack, Her coup-de-theatre (short story)
by Amy Mack (1876-1939), writing as “Fayre” They had been engaged for a year and a half, but lately she had noticed that his love was beginning to cool. He never talked in the old, rapturous way of “some day,” and their daily meetings had dwindled down to...
Amy Mack, Bushland stories
by Whispering Gums Two months ago, we introduced Amy Mack, a popular Australian writer in the early decades of the twentieth century. In this post, we focus on one of her best known books, Bushland stories To recap our first post on her, Amy Eleanor Mack...
Maud Jeanne Franc, Vermont Vale (review)
With the simple details of everyday life, at least in some of its phases, the author has endeavoured to blend a few of those clear Gospel truths that are able to make wise unto salvation with the blessing of the Holy Spirit upon them
