Henry Handel Richardson

Australia Felix (eBook, ePUB)

A Saga of Ambition and Untamed Australia in the Gold Rush Era

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Henry Handel Richardson's 'Australia Felix' is a powerful exploration of early Australian life and ambition, painted with vivid imagery and dramatic storytelling. Set in the gold rush era of the mid-19th century, the novel follows the lives of the Delacy family as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by their new home. Richardson's rich prose captures the untamed landscape and the fierce determination of its inhabitants, reflecting the harsh realities of life in a burgeoning colony. The novel's structure, blending elements of historical fiction and family saga, showcases Richardson's mastery of narrative technique and character development. 'Australia Felix' stands as a landmark work in Australian literature, offering a unique perspective on the country's formative years. Henry Handel Richardson, a pseudonym for Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, drew on her own expatriate experiences in crafting this novel, infusing it with a deep sense of connection to the Australian landscape and its people. With its compelling story and historical insights, 'Australia Felix' is a must-read for those interested in the complexities of colonial history and the human spirit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 413
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4057664578600
• Artikelnr.: 58561806

Autorenporträt

Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, known by her literary name Henry Handel Richardson, was an Australian author. Ethel Florence (who liked to be known as Et, Ettie, or Etta) was the eldest daughter of Walter Lindesay Richardson MD and his wife Mary (née Bailey). She was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, into a rich family that later struggled financially. Throughout Richardson's childhood and youth, the family moved about Victoria. These included Chiltern, Queenscliff, Koroit, and Maldon, where Richardson's mother was a postmistress (her father died of syphilis when she was nine). The Richardsons' home in Chiltern, "Lake View," is now held by the National Trust and open to the public. Richardson left Maldon in 1883 to become a boarder at Presbyterian Ladies' College (PLC) in Melbourne, where she studied from the ages of 13 to 17. H. G. Wells appreciated the coming-of-age novel The Getting of Wisdom, which was inspired by this experience. At PLC, she began to hone her ability to blend fact and fiction convincingly, a technique she later employed to great effect in her novels. Richardson excelled in the arts and music while at PLC, and her mother relocated the family to Europe in 1888 so Richardson could pursue her musical studies at the Leipzig Conservatorium. Richardson based her debut novel, Maurice Guest, on Leipzig.