by Stories from the Archive | Nov 4, 2022 | Fiction
by Evelyn Blackett (1863-1943) A young woman forgoes her chance of love for the sake of her family. An oppressively hot February afternoon, the air above lay still, and the earth seemed as silent and lifeless as if suddenly dispeopled and forgotten. The sea was at...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Nov 2, 2022 | Essay
by Elizabeth Lhuede Rediscovering the life and work of forgotten Tasmanian author, Evelyn R Blackett (1863-1943) AS Christmas drew near in 1887, parishioners of the Church of England, at Buckland, on the east coast of Tasmania, enjoyed the novel thrill of a literary...
