Passionate, headstrong and imaginative, Sybylla Melvyn is one of the most endearing heroines of Australian literature.
'I am given to something which a man never pardons in a woman. You will draw away as though I were a snake when you hear.' With this warning, Sybylla confesses to her rich and handsome suitor that she is given to writing stories and bound, therefore on a brilliant career. In this ironically titled and riotous first novel by Miles Franklin, originally published in 1901, Sybylla tells the story of growing up passionate and rebellious in rural NSW, where the most that girls could hope for was to marry or to teach. Sybylla will do neither, but that doesn't stop her from falling in love, and it doesn't make the choices any easier. Included in this edition is the sequel, My Career Goes Bung, which sees Sybylla amongst the literati in Sydney.
By:
Miles Franklin Imprint: Angus & Robertson Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 200mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 528g ISBN:9780732296919 ISBN 10: 0732296919 Series:A&R Classics Publication Date:01 March 2013 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
