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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence : Introduction, Susan Lever , Catherine Cecilia Pratt , single work criticism biography (p. ix-xxiv)
The Getting of Wisdom, Henry Handel Richardson , single work novel

'A coming-of-age story of a spontaneous heroine who finds herself ensconced in the rigidity of a turn-of-the-century boarding school. The clever and highly imaginative Laura has difficulty fitting in with her wealthy classmates and begins to compromise her ideals in her search for popularity and acceptance.' (From the publisher's website.)

 (p. 5-192)
Conversation in a Pantry, Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 195-200)
The Bath : An Aquarelle, Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 201-203)
The Wrong Turning, Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 204-207)
The Grown-Up Ball 'And Women Must Weep', Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 208-213)
Myself When Young, Henry Handel Richardson , extract autobiography (p. 217-233)
My Favourite Among My Books, Henry Handel Richardson , single work column autobiography (p. 237-238)
Some Notes on My Books, Henry Handel Richardson , single work criticism autobiography (p. 239-250)
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