Ackland, Michael (2004) Henry Handel Richardson: a life. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

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Abstract

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 on Richardson's unconventional life. Beginning with her traumatic childhood, then tracing in detail the largely unknown story of the eleven formative years Richardson spent on the Continent, the book goes on to explore the personal and social forces that moved her during her long years as a London intellectual, concluding with her last ordeal as a frail spectator in the front-line of the Battle of Britain.

• Henry Handel Richardson has been celebrated for her classic Australian novels, The Getting of Wisdom and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony amongst many others. Yet her own life story has not been told until now. This fascinating book is the first complete account of her life.

• Henry Handel Richardson: A Life is a lavishly produced book, featuring photographs of Richardson throughout her life, and maps of the places where she lived

Item ID:	10884
Item Type:	Book (Research - A1)
ISBN:	978-0-521-84055-2
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2010 02:54
FoR Codes:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200502 Australian Literature (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature) @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing @ 80% 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australias Past @ 20%
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