Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer - Softcover

Niall, Brenda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0522847439 ISBN 13: 9780522847437

Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This is the award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, a professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and a settler's wife in early Melbourne. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Winner of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Australian Unity Award, 1994 and Winner of the 1995 Victorian Premier's Literary Award (Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction.)

About the Author:

Brenda Niall is reader in English at Monash University. Her other books include Martin Boyd: A Life, Seven Little Billabongs: the World of Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce, and Australia Through the Looking-Glass: Children's Fiction 1830–1980.

About this edition

• Publisher: Melbourne University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0522847439
• ISBN 13: 9780522847437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362