This post lists various works by Ethel Turner (1870-1968); for further information about her, see the biographical section.
Books by Ethel Turner:
This list also notes the translations of Ethel Turner’s books which are held in the National Library of Australia (NLA).
1894: Seven Little Australians, London: Ward, Lock & Bowden [NLA: Braille, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish]
1895: The Family at Misrule, London: Ward, Lock & Bowden [NLA: Braille, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish]
1895: The Story of a Baby, London: Ward, Lock & Bowden [NLA: Braille]
1896: The Little Duchess, and Other Stories, London: Ward, Lock & Bowden (short stories)
1896: Little Larrikin, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, German, Swedish]
1897: Miss Bobbie, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, Swedish]
1898: Camp at Wandining, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Swedish]
1900: Gum Leaves, Sydney: W. Brooks, [1900] (poems and prose)
1900: Three Little Maids, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, Swedish]
1901: The Wonder Child: An Australian Story, London: The Religious Tract Society, [1901] [published as a serial story in The Girl’s Own Paper (London), 27 April 1901 to 21 September 1901, as “The mother and the wonder-child: An Australian story”][1] [NLA: Dutch]
1902: Little Mother Meg, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Danish, Swedish]
1903: Betty & Co., London: Ward, Lock & Co.
1904: Mother’s Little Girl, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, Swedish]
1905: A White Roof-Tree, London: Ward, Lock & Co.
1906: In the Mist of the Mountains, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch]
1907: The Stolen Voyage, London: Ward, Lock & Co.
1907: Happy Hearts, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [1907 illustrated Christmas annual for children (mostly written by Ethel Turner), with short stories, including “The raft in the bush” and “Chronicles of the Court”, as well as some poetry][2]
1908: That Girl, London: Ward, Lock & Co. , [1908] (also: London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908) [NLA: Swedish]
1909: Ethel Turner Birthday Book: A Selection of Passages from the Books of Ethel Turner (Mrs. H. R. Curlewis), London: Ward, Lock & Co. (arranged by L.T.T., foreword by Coulson Kernahan)
1909: Fugitives from Fortune, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch]
1910: Fair Ines, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910 [NLA: Dutch]
1910: The Raft in the Bush, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [published as a serial story in The Australian Town and Country Journal in 1902; the book also includes the story “Chronicles of the Court”][3]
1911: An Ogre up to Date, London: Ward, Lock & Co. (short stories and poems)
1911: Apple of Happiness, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, Swedish]
1911: Fifteen and Fair, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1911] (booklet of poems)
1911: The Tiny House And Other Verses, London: Ward, Lock & Co. (poetry for children)
1912: Ports and Happy Havens, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912] (travel book) [originally published in serial form in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) and The Register (Adelaide) in 1911]
1913: Secret of the Sea, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913] [NLA: Dutch]
1914: Flower o’ the Pine, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914 [NLA: Norwegian]
1915: The Cub: Six Months in His Life: A Story in War-Time, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [Later editions simply entitled The Cub] [NLA: Swedish]
1916: John of Daunt, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch]
1917: Captain Cub, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Swedish]
1918: The Australian Soldiers’ Gift Book, Sydney: Voluntary Workers’ Association, [1918] (edited by Ethel Turner and Bertram Stevens)
1918: St. Tom & The Dragon, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Swedish]
1919: Brigid and the Cub, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, Swedish]
1920: Laughing Water, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch]
1921: King Anne, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Danish, Swedish]
1922: Jennifer, J., London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch]
1923: The Sunshine Family: A Book of Nonsense for Girls and Boys, London: Ward, Lock & Co. (with Jean Curlewis)
1924: Nicola Silver, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [NLA: Dutch, Swedish]
1925: The Ungardeners, London: Ward, Lock & Co.
1926: Funny, London: Ward, Lock & Co. , [1926] [NLA: Swedish]
1928: Judy & Punch, London: Ward, Lock & Co.
Books published after the death of Ethel Turner:
1959: The Child of the Children, London: Ward, Lock & Co. [published as a short story in The Windsor Magazine (London), 1897]
1975: Seven Little Australians, London: Ward, Lock & Co. (children’s picture book, illustrated by May Brooks)
1988: Walking to School, Sydney: Collins Australia (also: Port Melbourne: Lothian, 1994) (poem, illustrated children’s book)
2013: Ethel Turner: Tales from the Parthenon, Sydney: Juvenilia Press, [2013] (edited by Pamela Nutt) [stories from Ethel Turner’s magazine, The Parthenon (Sydney)]
2015: That Young Rebel, Sydney: Juvenilia Press, [2015] (edited by Pamela Nutt) [published as a serial story in The Parthenon (Sydney), 1892]
Seven Little Australians online:
Ethel Turner’s most popular book, Seven Little Australians, is available on the internet.
(The following links are to external sites.)
Ethel Turner, “Seven Little Australians”, London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1912 [Archive.org]
Ethel Turner, “Seven Little Australians”, London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1912 [Archive.org]
Ethel S. Turner, “Seven Little Australians”, London: Ward, Lock, and Bowden, 1894 [State Library of New South Wales]
Ethel Turner, “Seven Little Australians”, London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1912 (1926 reprint?) [State Library of New South Wales]
Ethel Turner, “Seven Little Australians”, Project Gutenberg
“Seven Little Australians”, LibriVox
Selected short stories by Ethel Turner:
(The following links are to external sites.)
A champion in ankle-straps, The Windsor Magazine (London), vol. v, December 1896 to May 1897, pp. 392-402
The gloves of Gregan McAlister, The Windsor Magazine (London), vol. v, December 1896 to May 1897, pp. 749-756
The pink elixir, The Lone Hand (London), 1 October 1914, pp. 337-340
The school at Jimbaree, The Windsor Magazine (London), vol. v, December 1896 to May 1897, pp. 56-64
Selected poetry by Ethel Turner:
A Trembling Star [25 March 1899]
References:
[1] Sources for publication details of the serial version of The Wonder Child: An Australian Story:
Ethel Turner, “The mother and the wonder-child: An Australian story”, The Girl’s Own Paper (London), 27 April 1901, p.465
“The mother and the wonder-child : an Australian story / by Ethel Turner” (catalogue entry), National Library of Australia
[2] Sources for publication details of Happy Hearts:
“Miscellaneous Works”, The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), 30 November 1907, p. 1398
“Reviews”, The Geraldton Express (Geraldton, WA), 20 December 1907, p. 4
“Literature: Miss Ethel Turner’s children’s book”, The West Australian (Perth, WA), 8 January 1908, p. 9
“Happy Hearts – A Picture Book for Boys and Girls including “The raft in the bush” and “Chronicles of the Court” ” (bookseller’s listing), Abe Books
[3] Sources for publication details of The Raft in the Bush:
“The raft in the bush: Chapter I.”, The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 19 April 1902, p. 40
“The raft in the bush: Chapter XVII. —— and last”, The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 9 August 1902, p. 40
“For the young folk”, The Maitland Daily Mercury (West Maitland, NSW), 26 October 1910, p. 4
“Literature: Publications received”, The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld.), 29 October 1910, p. 20
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