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My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin ...

My Brilliant Career is a spirited and unforgettable coming-of-age novel that follows a young woman determined to shape her own future in a society that expects her to conform to traditional roles. Intelligent, ambitious, and fiercely independent, the protagonist struggles to reconcile her dreams and aspirations with the expectations placed upon her by family and society. Set against the backdrop ... Read more

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My Brilliant Career is a spirited and unforgettable coming-of-age novel that follows a young woman determined to shape her own future in a society that expects her to conform to traditional roles. Intelligent, ambitious, and fiercely independent, the protagonist struggles to reconcile her dreams and aspirations with the expectations placed upon her by family and society. Set against the backdrop
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My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin ...

The novel tells the story of Sybylla Melvyn, a headstrong and independent young woman growing up in rural Australia during the late 19th century. Sybylla is passionate about literature and dreams of becoming a writer. However, she faces numerous obstacles and societal expectations that challenge her aspirations.Set in the Australian bush, the novel explores themes of gender roles, class ... Read more

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The novel tells the story of Sybylla Melvyn, a headstrong and independent young woman growing up in rural Australia during the late 19th century. Sybylla is passionate about literature and dreams of becoming a writer. However, she faces numerous obstacles and societal expectations that challenge her aspirations.Set in the Australian bush, the novel explores themes of gender roles, class
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My Brilliant Career (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. A 19th-century Australian coming-of-age of a young woman confronting class, rural hardship, and empire - an introspective feminist classic.

by Miles Franklin, Kevin Nicholls, Abigail Hill ...

Set in the backblocks of New South Wales, My Brilliant Career follows Sybylla Melvyn, a headstrong teenager who narrates her refusal of the marriage market amid drought, debt, and the drudgery of bush life. In brisk, first‑person prose blending satire with lyrical landscape, the novel adapts the European Bildungsroman to the Bulletin school's realism. Franklin probes class precarity, artistic ... Read more

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Set in the backblocks of New South Wales, My Brilliant Career follows Sybylla Melvyn, a headstrong teenager who narrates her refusal of the marriage market amid drought, debt, and the drudgery of bush life. In brisk, first‑person prose blending satire with lyrical landscape, the novel adapts the European Bildungsroman to the Bulletin school's realism. Franklin probes class precarity, artistic
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Some Everyday Folk and Dawn

Enriched edition. Love, Struggle, and Resilience in Rural Australia

by Miles Franklin, Kevin Nicholls ...

In "Some Everyday Folk and Dawn," Miles Franklin vividly captures the spirit of early 20th-century Australian life through a collection of interlinked stories that explore the intricacies of human relationships and the struggle for identity. Known for her rich, evocative prose, Franklin employs a blend of realism and subtle humor, creating a narrative that reflects the diverse experiences of her ... Read more

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In "Some Everyday Folk and Dawn," Miles Franklin vividly captures the spirit of early 20th-century Australian life through a collection of interlinked stories that explore the intricacies of human relationships and the struggle for identity. Known for her rich, evocative prose, Franklin employs a blend of realism and subtle humor, creating a narrative that reflects the diverse experiences of her
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My Brilliant Career

Enriched edition. A Tale of Struggles and Aspirations in Rural Australia

by Miles Franklin, Kevin Nicholls ...

In "My Brilliant Career," Miles Franklin crafts a semi-autobiographical tale that intricately weaves the threads of self-discovery, ambition, and the struggles of a young woman in colonial Australia. The novel is characterized by its vivid prose, rich imagery, and a keen emotional depth that captures the aspirations and constraints faced by its protagonist, Sybilla Melvyn. Set against the backdrop ... Read more

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In "My Brilliant Career," Miles Franklin crafts a semi-autobiographical tale that intricately weaves the threads of self-discovery, ambition, and the struggles of a young woman in colonial Australia. The novel is characterized by its vivid prose, rich imagery, and a keen emotional depth that captures the aspirations and constraints faced by its protagonist, Sybilla Melvyn. Set against the backdrop
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Feminist Literary Classics - Volume II

by Virginia Woolf, Etsu Iganaki Sugimoto, Miles Franklin ...

Narrated by Sara Nichols ...

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27 hours 17 min

Presented here is Volume II of our Feminist Literary Classics series, featuring three more of the most important feminist novels ever written: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto and My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin.The first book in this collection is To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf's experimental and brilliant third novel. This semi ... Read more

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Presented here is Volume II of our Feminist Literary Classics series, featuring three more of the most important feminist novels ever written: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto and My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin.The first book in this collection is To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf's experimental and brilliant third novel. This semi
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My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin ...

The fierce, irreverent novel of aspiration and rebellion that is both a cornerstone of Australian literature and a feminist classicMiles Franklin began the candid, passionate, and contrary My Brilliant Career when she was only sixteen, intending it to be the Australian answer to Jane Eyre. But the book she produced-a thinly veiled autobiographical novel about a young girl hungering for life and ... Read more

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The fierce, irreverent novel of aspiration and rebellion that is both a cornerstone of Australian literature and a feminist classicMiles Franklin began the candid, passionate, and contrary My Brilliant Career when she was only sixteen, intending it to be the Australian answer to Jane Eyre. But the book she produced-a thinly veiled autobiographical novel about a young girl hungering for life and
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My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin ...

This impassioned debut novel by Miles Franklin was written when its author was only 16 years old and glistens with precocious wisdom.My Brilliant Career is a semi-autobiographical novel that features a turn-of-the-century heroine who seems to have wandered from the pages of a Louisa May Alcott novel into the Australian Outback.Sybylla Melvyn is an Australian proto-feminist heroine, a wild and ... Read more

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This impassioned debut novel by Miles Franklin was written when its author was only 16 years old and glistens with precocious wisdom.My Brilliant Career is a semi-autobiographical novel that features a turn-of-the-century heroine who seems to have wandered from the pages of a Louisa May Alcott novel into the Australian Outback.Sybylla Melvyn is an Australian proto-feminist heroine, a wild and
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My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin ...

First published in 1901, "My Brilliant Career" is Miles Franklin’s debut and most acclaimed work, an early romantic novel by this popular Australian author."My Brilliant Career" is the story of Sybylla, a headstrong young girl growing up in early 20th century Australia. Sybylla rejects the opportunity to marry a wealthy young man in order to maintain her independence. As a consequence she must ... Read more

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First published in 1901, "My Brilliant Career" is Miles Franklin’s debut and most acclaimed work, an early romantic novel by this popular Australian author."My Brilliant Career" is the story of Sybylla, a headstrong young girl growing up in early 20th century Australia. Sybylla rejects the opportunity to marry a wealthy young man in order to maintain her independence. As a consequence she must
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Bring the Monkey

by Miles Franklin ...

"When the adventurous Zarl Osterley is invited to an English country house for the weekend, she is told to bring her monkey Percy. She also takes her friend, who is disguised as a maid and monkey-minder. "During their stay the peaceful, idyllic atmosphere of Tattingwood Hall is wrecked by a dastardly crime. Famous diamonds go missing, the Chief Inspector called in to investigate is discovered ... Read more

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"When the adventurous Zarl Osterley is invited to an English country house for the weekend, she is told to bring her monkey Percy. She also takes her friend, who is disguised as a maid and monkey-minder. "During their stay the peaceful, idyllic atmosphere of Tattingwood Hall is wrecked by a dastardly crime. Famous diamonds go missing, the Chief Inspector called in to investigate is discovered
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Up the Country

A saga of Pioneering Days

by Miles Franklin ...

Contains a Table of Contents. Miles Franklin (born "Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin"; 1879 – 1954) was an Australian writer and feminist, who is best known for her autobiographical novel, My Brilliant Career, published in 1901. While she wrote throughout her life, her other major literary success, All That Swagger, was not published until 1936. She was committed to the development of a ... Read more

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Contains a Table of Contents. Miles Franklin (born "Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin"; 1879 – 1954) was an Australian writer and feminist, who is best known for her autobiographical novel, My Brilliant Career, published in 1901. While she wrote throughout her life, her other major literary success, All That Swagger, was not published until 1936. She was committed to the development of a
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My Brilliant Career - Unabridged

by Miles Franklin ...

Written while she was still a teenager, My Brilliant Career catapulted young Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (writing as Miles Franklin) into worldwide fame. In fact, the sudden popularity of the book in Australia (and the perceived closeness of the plot to her own family history) caused Franklin to withdraw the book from publication until after her death.The story centers on Sybylla Melvyn, a ... Read more

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Written while she was still a teenager, My Brilliant Career catapulted young Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (writing as Miles Franklin) into worldwide fame. In fact, the sudden popularity of the book in Australia (and the perceived closeness of the plot to her own family history) caused Franklin to withdraw the book from publication until after her death.The story centers on Sybylla Melvyn, a
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