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Notes

  • Catherine Spence died on 3 April 1910 with her 'Autobiography' only two-thirds complete. The executor of her will, Eleanor Wren, wrote to Spence's niece, Lucy Morice, asking her to complete her aunt's autobiography. She did not reply immediately and by the time she was ready to post a response accepting the task, Eleanor Wren had given the responsibility to Jeanne F. Young.

    The 'Introduction' to Ever Yours, C. H. Spence (2005): 10 comments: 'Between them, Eleanor Wren, Jeanne Young and the editor of the Register, William Sowden, decided that the remaining chapters should be written in the first person, 'to avoid a break in the story.' Eleanor Wren handed over to Jeanne Young the diaries that Catherine Spence kept every year of her life after she had turned twenty-four, and a 'mass of notes' which Catherine Spence had prepared for the remainder of her life-story, and Jeanne Young valiantly set about the final eight chapters. The whole book was published in December 1910.'

    (Source: Susan Magarey 'Introduction' in Ever Yours C. H. Spence ed. Susan Magarey et.al. (2005): 1-14).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:W. K. Thomas , 1910 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Catherine Helen Spence : An Autobiography : Introduction, Jeanne F. Young , single work criticism (p. 3-4)
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* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Libraries Board of South Australia , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Catherine Helen Spence : An Autobiography : Introduction, Jeanne F. Young , single work criticism (p. 3-4)
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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:University of Sydney Library, Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Catherine Helen Spence : An Autobiography : Introduction, Jeanne F. Young , single work criticism
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Serialised by: The Register [Adelaide] 1901 newspaper (152 issues)
      1910 .
      Note/s:
      • Serialised in the Register between 10 June 1910 and 29 October, 1910. Chapter XXXII (20 October 1910) reprinted 27 October 1910, p. 5, with additions.
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Catherine Helen Spence : City Woman Helen Thomson , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 131-141)
Introduction Helen Thomson , 1987 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Catherine Helen Spence 1987; (p. ix-xxv) Thomson considers Clara Morison in terms of the literary models of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte. She sees the theme of 'respectability' broadened by being examined in the colonial context. Spence's Autobiography is not only the story of the author's life and an account of the Scots in Australia, but also a document charting the development of a colony. Thomson outlines Spence's concerns for social justice and reform which are reflected in this selection of her non-fiction writings.
Catherine Helen Spence: Pragmatic Utopian Helen Thomson , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Who Is She? 1983; (p. 12-25) The author argues that the ideas Spence worked hard to disseminate were chiefly pragmatic; that she failed to understand the function of art and literature beyond the simply didactic. However, in her work, national pride found a definitive female voice for the first time.
Untitled Elizabeth Webby , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 7 no. 4 1976; (p. 434-438)
— Review of Wild Weeds and Windflowers : The Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard Ric Throssell , 1975 single work biography ; Norman Lindsay : A Personal Memoir Douglas Stewart , 1975 single work biography ; The Extra Hal Porter , 1975 single work autobiography ; Autobiography Catherine Helen Spence , 1910 single work autobiography
Catherine Helen Spence : An Autobiography : Introduction Jeanne F. Young , 1910 single work criticism
— Appears in: Autobiography 1910; (p. 3-4) Autobiography 1975; (p. 3-4) Autobiography 1997;
Untitled Elizabeth Webby , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 7 no. 4 1976; (p. 434-438)
— Review of Wild Weeds and Windflowers : The Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard Ric Throssell , 1975 single work biography ; Norman Lindsay : A Personal Memoir Douglas Stewart , 1975 single work biography ; The Extra Hal Porter , 1975 single work autobiography ; Autobiography Catherine Helen Spence , 1910 single work autobiography
Catherine Helen Spence : City Woman Helen Thomson , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 131-141)
Introduction Helen Thomson , 1987 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Catherine Helen Spence 1987; (p. ix-xxv) Thomson considers Clara Morison in terms of the literary models of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte. She sees the theme of 'respectability' broadened by being examined in the colonial context. Spence's Autobiography is not only the story of the author's life and an account of the Scots in Australia, but also a document charting the development of a colony. Thomson outlines Spence's concerns for social justice and reform which are reflected in this selection of her non-fiction writings.
Catherine Helen Spence: Pragmatic Utopian Helen Thomson , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Who Is She? 1983; (p. 12-25) The author argues that the ideas Spence worked hard to disseminate were chiefly pragmatic; that she failed to understand the function of art and literature beyond the simply didactic. However, in her work, national pride found a definitive female voice for the first time.
Catherine Helen Spence : An Autobiography : Introduction Jeanne F. Young , 1910 single work criticism
— Appears in: Autobiography 1910; (p. 3-4) Autobiography 1975; (p. 3-4) Autobiography 1997;
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