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'Brenda Paling lived on the shores of Middle Harbour, where she became so interested in ships and adventures at sea that most of her leisure was spent in a game of make-believe, with herself as chief of an imaginary ship, a revolver at her hip, sailing the Pacific or the Spanish Main. Brenda goes to the University, which gives an opportunity to introduce the hilarious proceedings at a Commem. Two young men are introduced, in whom she takes a considerable interest. One of them seems likely to give her the opportunity for sailing out of the Heads to seek the adventures that she had so long desired. She finds, however, that she is really in love with the other one, who, after a very irregular beginning, settles down steadily in a business career and marries Brenda, while Brenda's brother, who had never cared for adventure at all, sets out for the Antarctic.'
Source: 'The Ship that Never Set Sail', Sydney Mail, 21 December 1921, p.13.
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Dedication: Dedicated to E. S. C.
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Epigraph: Comprises a passage from the poem, 'My Lost Youth', by Longfellow.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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1997
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single work
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— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 January vol. 4 no. 6 1928; (p. 12, 41) May talks to Ethel Turner about her writing, particularly its influence beyond Australia, and the literary achievements of her daughter, Jean Curlewis. -
A Shelf of Women's Books
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Mother and Daughter
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review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1921; (p. 38)
— Review of King Anne 1921 single work children's fiction ; The Ship that Never Set Sail 1921 single work novel -
Mother and Daughter
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1921; (p. 38)
— Review of King Anne 1921 single work children's fiction ; The Ship that Never Set Sail 1921 single work novel
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Mother and Daughter
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1921; (p. 38)
— Review of King Anne 1921 single work children's fiction ; The Ship that Never Set Sail 1921 single work novel -
Blue Peter
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 November vol. 42 no. 2180 1921; (p. 25)
— Review of The Ship that Never Set Sail 1921 single work novel -
Untitled
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bookfellow (new series) , 15 October vol. 6 no. 9 1921; (p. 157)
— Review of The Ship that Never Set Sail 1921 single work novel -
Ethel's Daughter : The Writings of Jean Curlewis
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , Spring no. 60 1997; (p. 21-30) -
A Shelf of Women's Books
1926
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 March vol. 2 no. 14 1926; (p. 8, 57) May writes of her desire to have a bookshelf full of women writers and discusses some of her favourites, both Australian and non-Australian. -
Mother and Daughter
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1921; (p. 38)
— Review of King Anne 1921 single work children's fiction ; The Ship that Never Set Sail 1921 single work novel -
Ethel Turner and Her Daughter
1928
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 January vol. 4 no. 6 1928; (p. 12, 41) May talks to Ethel Turner about her writing, particularly its influence beyond Australia, and the literary achievements of her daughter, Jean Curlewis.
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1920s