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Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence
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1997
Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence
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Includes a section 'Correspondence' (251-262) which contains 13 letters by HHR (to Alice Henry, Nettie Palmer, Oliver Stonor, and Jacob Schwartz).
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, single work criticism biography (p. ix-xxiv)
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The Getting of Wisdom,
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.)
- Conversation in a Pantry, single work short story (p. 195-200)
- The Bath : An Aquarelle, single work short story (p. 201-203)
- The Wrong Turning, single work short story (p. 204-207)
- The Grown-Up Ball 'And Women Must Weep', single work short story (p. 208-213)
- Myself When Young, extract autobiography (p. 217-233)
- My Favourite Among My Books, single work column autobiography (p. 237-238)
- Some Notes on My Books, single work criticism autobiography (p. 239-250)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Ettie Inviolate
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 3 October no. 4931 1997; (p. 24)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence ; Henry Handel Richardson 1996 single work criticism -
Two Views of HHR
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 190 1997; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence ; Henry Handel Richardson 1996 single work criticism -
Some New Insights into `The Getting of Wisdom'
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 March 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence ; Studies in Classic Australian Fiction 1997 multi chapter work criticism biography -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 18 no. 2 1997; (p. 203-205)
— Review of The Tomis Complex : Exile and Eros in Australian Literature 1996 single work criticism ; Henry Handel Richardson 1996 single work criticism ; Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence -
Paperbacks
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 January 1997; (p. 8)
— Review of The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses 1895 selected work poetry ; Henry Lawson : A Stranger on the Darling 1996 single work criticism biography ; Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence
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Paperbacks
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 January 1997; (p. 8)
— Review of The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses 1895 selected work poetry ; Henry Lawson : A Stranger on the Darling 1996 single work criticism biography ; Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 18 no. 2 1997; (p. 203-205)
— Review of The Tomis Complex : Exile and Eros in Australian Literature 1996 single work criticism ; Henry Handel Richardson 1996 single work criticism ; Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence -
Some New Insights into `The Getting of Wisdom'
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 March 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence ; Studies in Classic Australian Fiction 1997 multi chapter work criticism biography -
Two Views of HHR
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 190 1997; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence ; Henry Handel Richardson 1996 single work criticism -
Ettie Inviolate
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 3 October no. 4931 1997; (p. 24)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : The Getting of Wisdom, Stories, Selected Prose and Correspondence 1997 selected work novel short story extract biography criticism correspondence ; Henry Handel Richardson 1996 single work criticism
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