Glittering Surfaces: A Life of Maie Casey - Hardcover
Maie Casey lived her long life under the chandeliers - in Melbourne, London, Washington, Cairo, Calcutta and Canberra. The woman 'Weary' Dunlop was to describe as 'immeasurably Australia's greatest' grew up within the newly-created Establishment at the heart of late-Victorian Melbourne. After marrying Richard Casey in post-World War London, she lived with him in Canberra before moving to Washington where he was Australia's first diplomatic representative until 1942. For the latter part of World War II she lived in Cairo, on the edge of the desert campaign, with Richard who was British Prime Minister of State. It was then on to India where, during the last years of the Raj, she was vicereine of Bengal. In 1946 she moved back to Australia to complete a long career of service as Australia's First Lady. In all these roles Maie was never simply the wife of a 'very important person', but always a dynamic and powerful actor. In Washington she was an eloquent advocate of America's joining the Allied cause in Egypt she was a confidante of wartime leaders Churchill, Montgomery and Macmillan as well as an indefatigable war worker in Bengal she fought to raise the s
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Diane Langmore was born in Melbourne and has a PhD from the Australian National University. She is the author of three books including The Prime Ministers' Wives and is deputy editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1864483024
- ISBN 13 9781864483024
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 272 pages, indexed and illustrated with black and white photos. The jacket is lightly bumped an chipped at the edges at the edges; Apart from a faded remainder mark on the tail and a gift inscription, the body of the book is clean, unmarked and solid. "Ethel Marian Sumner "Maie" Ryan, Baroness Casey, AC FRSA was an Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist. Her husband was Baron Casey, the notable Australian diplomat, parliamentarian and Governor General of Australia. Sir Robert Menzies, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, famously referred to her as 'Lady Macbeth' while Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop asserted that she was 'Australia's greatest woman'.Maie Casey published three autobiographical works: An Australian Story, 1837?1907, published in 1962 discussed the history of four generations of her family; Tides and Eddies was published in 1966; and an account of her early married life. In 1980, Rare Encounters included the reminiscences of Lady Edwina Mountbatten, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Dame Nellie Melba, and her mother in law, Mrs R G Casey. Maie also published in 1975 a biography on Dame Nellie Melba, entitled Melba Re-visited. She further produces two volumes of verse, Verses, in 1963 and From the Night in 1976. She further co-authored Early Melbourne Architecture 1840?1888 in 1953. Baroness Casey was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and, 'in recognition of service to the community, art and literature', was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 1982 Australia Day Honours List." (WikiTree). Seller Inventory # 020291
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Maie Casey lived her long life under the chandeliers -- in Melbourne, London, Washington, Cairo, Calcutta and Canberra. Maie Casey wrote her own script, carefully constructing a persona which she presented forcefully to the world. In seeking the individual behind that persona, Glittering Surfaces reveals why this intriguing Australian deserves to be remembered. **The letter C,E and S are worn.**. Seller Inventory # 003439
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