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Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Introduction,
single work
criticism
biography
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.
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Clara Morison : A Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever,
single work
novel
romance
(p. 1-408)
Note: A facsimile of the 1971 edition.
- Untitled, extract autobiography (p. 409-479)
- The Literary Calling, single work criticism (p. 485-491)
- The Australian in Literature, single work criticism (p. 492-494)
- Marriage Rights and Wrongs, single work prose (p. 499-503)
- The Boarding-Out System of South Australia, single work prose (p. 504-508)
- Heredity and Environment, single work prose (p. 510-524)
- Some Social Aspects of South Australian Life, single work prose (p. 526-551)
- The Dangerous Classes, single work prose (p. 562-565)
- Excerpt from Spence's First Sermon, extract prose (p. 571-575)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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On an Australian Selection
1998
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: UQP : The Writer's Press 1948-1998 1998; (p. 159-170) -
Democratic, But Not 'Offensively' Australian
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 9 no. 1 1990; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose ; Clara Morison : A Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever 1854 single work novel -
An Adelaide Renaissance Woman
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 2 no. 2 1988; (p. 138)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose -
[Review Essay]
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 13 no. 2 1987; (p. 242-245)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose ; Point of Departure : The Autobiography of Jean Devanny 1987 single work autobiography -
Meet an Uncommonly Likable Woman From Scotland
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 May 1987; (p. 48)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose
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A Political Imagination: Rereading a 'Lady Novelist'
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 92 1987; (p. 20-22)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose -
A Woman Who Did
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 109 1987; (p. 80-82)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose -
Meet an Uncommonly Likable Woman From Scotland
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 May 1987; (p. 48)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose -
An Adelaide Renaissance Woman
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 2 no. 2 1988; (p. 138)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose -
Democratic, But Not 'Offensively' Australian
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 9 no. 1 1990; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Catherine Helen Spence 1987 selected work novel criticism extract prose ; Clara Morison : A Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever 1854 single work novel -
On an Australian Selection
1998
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: UQP : The Writer's Press 1948-1998 1998; (p. 159-170) -
Introduction
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.
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