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Australian authoresses: II. — Mary Hannay Foott [The Bookfellow, 29 April 1899]

21 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Mary Hannay Foott (subject) (1846-1918), publication The Bookfellow (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1899

A Trembling Star [poem by Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]

20 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Ethel Turner was published in The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 25 March 1899.] A Trembling Star. “There is my little trembling star,” she said. I looked: once more The tender sea had put the sun to bed And heaven’s floor Was grey. And nowhere … [Read more...] about A Trembling Star [poem by Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Ethel Turner (author) (1870-1968), poem, publication The Bookfellow (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1899

An Australian authoress [article re. Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]

20 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Ethel Turner was published in The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 25 March 1899.] An Australian authoress. One finds Ethel Turner at home in a cottage at Mosman, on the shores of Sydney harbour, looking towards the sea. Though now merged in the … [Read more...] about An Australian authoress [article re. Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]

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