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Henry Handel Richardson : a life Michael Ackland Published by Cambridge University Press (2004) |
Book description
Henry Handel Richardson has been celebrated for her classic Australian novels
The Getting of Wisdom and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony yet her own life-story is still to be fully told. This
enthralling book provides the first complete biography of the enigmatic Australian literary icon and
sheds new light on the conjecture surrounding her life. Many crucial issues bearing on Richardson's
private life remain unresolved. Was she drawn to lesbianism? Did she fear she had contracted
congenital syphilis? What was her relationship with her radical, reformist sister Lil?
This book follows Richardson's life from her childhood through to her musical studies in Leipzig and meeting
with her future husband. Her abandonment of music, her relationship with her sister Lillian and the
feminist influences on her life and works. Richardson's poltergeist experiences are explored, as are
the sudden effects of fame and her attitude to Australian writing.
About the Author
Dr. Michael Ackland is a reader and lecturer in the English Department at Monash University. The author of many books of Australian Poetry and Prose including Charles Harpur: Selected Poetry and Prose, Henry Kendall and A Sydney Sovereign. Mr Ackland has written many articles for literary journals.
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