[Editor: This article by Mary Hannay Foott was published in The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 29 April 1899.] Australian authoresses. II. — Mary Hannay Foott. Mary Hannay Foott still writes verses; but they are not the verses of her earlier, more ardent youth. For There … [Read more...] about Australian authoresses: II. — Mary Hannay Foott [The Bookfellow, 29 April 1899]
Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) (subject)
Works of Mary Hannay Foott
[Editor: This list contains various works by Mary Hannay Foott (née Black); for biographical information, click here.] Books by Mary Hannay Foott: 1885: Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, Brisbane: Gordon and Gotch 1890: Morna Lee and Other Poems, London; Brisbane: … [Read more...] about Works of Mary Hannay Foott
Local and general news [review of Morna Lee and Other Poems by Mary Hannay Foott, 19 July 1890]
[Editor: A review of Mary Hannay Foott’s book of poetry, Morna Lee and Other Poems; an extract from the column “Local and general news”, published in The Warwick Examiner and Times, 19 July 1890.] Local and general news From Messrs. Gordon & Gotch we have received a copy … [Read more...] about Local and general news [review of Morna Lee and Other Poems by Mary Hannay Foott, 19 July 1890]
“Where The Pelican Builds,” And Other Poems [review, 22 September 1885]
[Editor: A review of Mary Hannay Foott’s book of poetry, Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems. Published in The Mercury, 22 September 1885.] “Where The Pelican Builds,” And Other Poems. — This is the title of a small volume of poems, by Mary Hannay Foott, published by … [Read more...] about “Where The Pelican Builds,” And Other Poems [review, 22 September 1885]
Poems [review of Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, 4 July 1885]
[Editor: A review of Mary Hannay Foott’s book of poetry, Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, in the column “The paper knife”, in Queensland Figaro and Punch, 4 July 1885.] Poems, By Mary Hannay Foott, Toowoomba. Perhaps the highest compliment I can pay to the … [Read more...] about Poems [review of Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, 4 July 1885]
The Reviewer [review of Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, 30 May 1885]
[Editor: This review of Mary Hannay Foott’s book of poetry, Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, is an extract from the column “The Reviewer”, published in The Queenslander, 30 May 1885.] The Reviewer. We have received a small and unpretentious volume of poetry from … [Read more...] about The Reviewer [review of Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, 30 May 1885]
Mary Hannay Foott
Mary Hannay Foott (née Black) was a Scottish-Australian author, editor, and poet, whose most well-known work is the poem “Where the Pelican Builds”. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 26 September 1846, and moved to Victoria with her family in 1853, where she became a … [Read more...] about Mary Hannay Foott