![]() ![]() Certainly not Australian fiction from the literary period of the 1890s. ![]() So I knew it was doomed from the start! I still persevered though, and in the end I was reading past my bed time because I wanted to see what the stupid Sybylla would do! There is a sequel to this book ('My Career Goes Bung'), which I don't think I'll bother reading (although I am somewhat curious).Īustralian fiction doesn't do anything for me. The foreword by Henry Lawson is rather masculine, and I"m not sure it's really in keeping with the book, but it does display the attitudes of men towards women's writing at the time.īefore I started reading, I knew the ending because I had already read some references on the topic (hello essay topic of mateship). Sybylla is lovable, in an irritating sort of way. Upon now reading it, it's obvious that it is! She says it's not romantic, but in a way it is. ![]() This is a prime example of early Australian literature, and it's worth a read if you like that type of thing, or the poetry of the 1890s isn't for you.įor years I didn't know that Miles Franklin was a woman. Out in the Australian Bush, and even in town, it's obvious that Sybylla doesn't belong. Sybylla is going to have a brilliant career. This review has been crossposted from my blog Review from Rose's Book Reviews Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me. ![]()
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