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Frances Faucett Frances Faucett i(A43826 works by)
Born: Established: 1866 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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Thou Must Write: A Bushman's Story was published privately in Sydney in 1886 when Francis Faucett was twenty years old. This single volume which includes the poem Thou Must Write and the short story A Bushman's Story appears to be Faucett's only published work and the latter short story is appended with the date 'December 1882'. Faucett had attended Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart between 1882 and 1886 where she won several prizes including one for Grammar and Composition. The school had a tradition of readings and presentations to celebrate the end of the school year and it may be that Faucett wrote the ghost story A Bushman's Story for this event, when she was aged just sixteen. Her father was a Supreme Court Justice of New South Wales and her mother died giving birth to Francis. Her school records note that Francis Faucett married taking the name of Mrs Moran.

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