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Charlotte Barton Charlotte Barton i(A23441 works by) (birth name: Charlotte Waring) (a.k.a. Charlotte Atkinson)
Also writes as: A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales ; 'Peter Prattle'
Born: Established: 1797 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 10 Oct 1867 Oldbury, Moss Vale - Marulan area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1826
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1 The Happy Grandmother, and Her Grandchildren Who Went to Australia 'Peter Prattle' , 1848 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Cheerful Tales 1848;
Story of a grandmother and her grandchildren who move from a 'a very pleasant village in old England' to settle in Australia.
1 1 y separately published work icon Cheerful Tales 'Peter Prattle' , London : T. H. Munday , 1848 Z1554279 1848 selected work poetry children's fiction children's
1 Lines Written During a Storm in the Bay of Biscay i "Almighty God, by whose command,", A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 215-216) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 215-216)
1 Copper Mine A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 190-196) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 190-196)
1 A Visit to an Iron Mine A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 184-190) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 184-190)
1 Loss of the "Stirling Castle" A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 170-183) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 170-183)
1 Sea Shells A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 161-169) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 161-169)
1 Timor A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 158-160) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 158-160)
1 Port Essington A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 137-157) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 137-157)
1 Joseph Forbes A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 101-136) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 101-136)
1 The Purple Beetle A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 91-100) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 91-100)
1 The History of the Swallows A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 85-90) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 85-90)
1 Wreck of the 'Charles Eaton' A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. [22]-84) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. [22]-84)
1 Extraordinary Sounds A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. [1]-21) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. [1]-21)
1 Anecdotes of the Aborigines of New South Wales A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 single work prose children's
— Appears in: A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1841; (p. 197-214) A Mother's Offering to Her Children 1979; (p. 197-214) Louisa Atkinson : The Distant Sound of Native Voices 1989; (p. 64-70)
2 27 y separately published work icon A Mother's Offering to Her Children A Lady Long Resident in New South Wales , 1841 Sydney : 1841 Z946010 1841 selected work prose poetry children's Takes the form of a dialogue in which the mother of the title, Mrs Saville, talks to her four children, Clara, Emma, Julius and Lucy as they sit together each evening. The children ask their mother questions which lead to narratives about shipwreck, station life and Australian flora and fauna, interspersed with moral lessons for the children.
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