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'Philadelphia Gordon is an artist, a riverboat skipper and a beautiful, independent woman.
'Orphaned by a shipwreck, Philadelphia grows up on the banks of her beloved Murray River in Australia with her kindly uncle and strict aunt, seemingly destined for a conventional life. But then tragedy changes everything, and leads her to a successful career as a painter, and then to a meeting with the dashing captain of the paddle-steamer which bears her name.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Hachette edition)
Adaptations
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form
y
All the Rivers Run
( dir. George T. Miller
et. al. )agent
Melbourne
:
Crawford Productions
Seven Network
,
1983
Z1489602
1983
series - publisher
film/TV
historical fiction
Based on the novel by Nancy Cato, All the Rivers Run begins in 1892 with young Englishwoman Philadelphia 'Delie' Gordon struggling to the Australian shore after being shipwrecked. Except for crusty old sailor Tom Critchley, the shipwreck kills all the other people on the ship, including Delie's family. Delie is subsequently taken in by her kindly Uncle Charles and termagant Aunt Hester, whose small farm is situated beside the Murray River, near the inland port of Echuca. The narrative follows Delie for the next decade or so of her life. She suffers through the difficulties of adolescent love and rebels against conformity, and eventually marries, has children, and pursues a career on the river. Delie later attains commercial and critical success as a painter and earns her Master's Certificate, becoming the first female riverboat captain on the Murray River.
Notes
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Later included in and gave its title to the 1978 edition of the trilogy. Translated into eight languages.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Writing on the Sheep's Back
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 44 no. 2 2012; (p. 13-15) 'Bush fiction has a long and proud tradition in Australia but it has enjoyed a new lease of life over the past decade. Why is it booming agaian and what's different this time.' Nicole Alexander. -
At the Heart of the Novelist, a Burning Passion
1990
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 April 1990; (p. 2)
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Writing on the Sheep's Back
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 44 no. 2 2012; (p. 13-15) 'Bush fiction has a long and proud tradition in Australia but it has enjoyed a new lease of life over the past decade. Why is it booming agaian and what's different this time.' Nicole Alexander. -
At the Heart of the Novelist, a Burning Passion
1990
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 April 1990; (p. 2)
- Echuca, Echuca area, Goulburn - Campaspe area, Northern Victoria, Victoria,
- Murray River,
- 1890s