Louisa Atkinson, Gertrude the Emigrant (extract)
The thoughts of the peculiar people fast sinking into a heathen grave, and soon to be no more the dwellers in the land, could not fail to bring a sombre sensation of awe into each heart.
July 2018 Round-up: Classics and Literary
July has been and gone, and with it, I hope, the worst of winter down-under. We can now look forward to lengthening days and warmer temperatures (unless of course you are in the north and the days are about the same and the temperatures always warm.) Two awards were...
Giving up the secrets of the bush: Rosa Praed’s Outlaw and Lawmaker
Next in our classic author series, doctoral candidate Narelle Ontivero discusses the work and life of Rosa Praed. Born on 27 March in 1851, Rosa Praed lived her formative years in the country town of Bromelton, Queensland. In her autobiographical work, My Australian...
Crime Fiction and True Crime: Round Up Two 2015
As we’re focusing on Australian women writers of ethnic diversity during April I thought it worth highlighting a recent review of Malla Nunn’s PRESENT DARKNESS even though I also talked about the book during last month’s roundup. Nunn lives in...
