Stories of Herself When Young
Subtitle: Autobiographies of Childhood by Australian Women
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (T); Oxford University Press
Published: December 1990
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780195548532
Description: "This is a study of autobiographical writing of women in Australia, whic can be read for both pleasure and instruction. The emphasis is on childhood and adolescence ... It is organised thematically, and the the writing discussed varies from complex and literary works of [(Stella Maria Sarah) Miles] Franklin, [Henry Handel (Ethel Florence Lindesay)] Richardson and [Christina] Stead to texts by unknown or disregarded authors. ..."--Back cover.