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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Catherine Helen Spence
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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.
Introduction, Helen Thomson , 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.
 (p. ix-xxv)
Clara Morison : A Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever, Catherine Helen Spence , single work novel romance (p. 1-408)
Note: A facsimile of the 1971 edition.
Untitled, Catherine Helen Spence , extract autobiography (p. 409-479)
The Literary Calling, Catherine Helen Spence , single work criticism (p. 485-491)
The Australian in Literature, Catherine Helen Spence , single work criticism (p. 492-494)
Marriage Rights and Wrongs, Catherine Helen Spence , single work prose (p. 499-503)
The Boarding-Out System of South Australia, Catherine Helen Spence , single work prose (p. 504-508)
Heredity and Environment, Catherine Helen Spence , single work prose (p. 510-524)
Some Social Aspects of South Australian Life, Catherine Helen Spence , single work prose (p. 526-551)
The Dangerous Classes, Catherine Helen Spence , single work prose (p. 562-565)
Excerpt from Spence's First Sermon, Catherine Helen Spence , extract prose (p. 571-575)
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