AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Penguin
, 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
-
Letty,
series - author
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'It's 1841 and Letty is farewelling Lavinia, her older sister who is embarking on a long sea voyage to Australia. There's a mix-up and Letty stays on board and finds herself setting sail for NSW as well. Lavinia doesn't want her little sister on the ship and Letty's frightened - what will become of her?
'During this period of history, Britain sent fewer convicts to Australia but also paid people like Lavinia to come as free settlers. In four years, from 1838 - 1841, 40,000 men, women and children emigrated to NSW. Letty's adventures, which unfold in four exciting instalments, [are] the imagined story of one of them.'
Source: Our Australian Girl website, http://www.ouraustraliangirl.com.au/
Sighted: 08/02/2011
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Last amended 1 Jan 2014 10:56:37
