Australian writer Miles Franklin -- that's not a man's name, it's a woman's, short for "Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin" -- was an odd and greatly underappreciated writer. If you read of her at the online encyclopedia, you'll learn that "She has ha...
'Back to Bool Bool' was published under the pseudonym 'Brent of Bin Bin' in 1931. Franklin's debut novel, 'My Brilliant Career' (1901) was her greatest literary success. She went on to publish another thirteen novels and three non-fiction works. Mile...
'Sybylla, with her touching charm, her impetuosity, her inappropriateness, ranks with the great romantic figures of the nineteenth century.' - The London Times In this sequel to Miles Franklin's famous novel My Brilliant Career, once again we e...
A spoof of the English country-house mystery/pot-boiler novel. Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an ema...
"My Brilliant Career" is the story of Sybylla, a headstrong young girl growing up in early 20th century Australia. Sybylla rejects the opportunity to marry a wealthy young man in order to maintain her independence. As a consequence she must t...