My brilliant career

Franklin, Miles 1879-1954 (Author).

Summary: Annotation Miles Franklin wrote My Brilliant Career as a romance to entertain her friends. It depicts the poor, intelligent Sybylla who cannot accustom herself to her family's reduced circumstances. She is given a reprieve and sent to her Grandmother's grand house, where she mingles with the best rural society, including the handsome Harry Beecham. She is faced with the choice of material improvement through marriage, or personal improvement through working for her dreams.

Record details

ISBN: 1775411311
ISBN: 9781775411314
Physical Description: 1 online resource (464 pages)
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electronic resource
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Floating Press, ©2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"First published in 1901"--Title page verso.

Title from PDF title page (viewed May 20, 2010).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- I remember, I remember -- An introduction to Possum Gully -- A lifeless life -- A career which soon careered to an end -- Disjointed sketches and grumbles -- Revolt -- Was e'er a rose without its thorn? -- Possum Gully left behind hurrah! Hurrah! -- Aunt Helen's recipe -- Everard Grey -- Yah! -- One grand passion -- He -- Principally letters -- When the heart is young -- When fortune smiles -- Idylls of youth -- As short as I wish had been the majority of sermons to which I have been forced to give ear -- The 9th of November 1896 -- Same yarn- continued -- My unladylike behaviour again -- Sweet seventeen -- Ah, for one hour of burning love, 'tis worth an age of cold respect! -- Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth -- Because? -- Boast not thyself of tomorrow -- My journey -- To life -- To life- continued -- Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise -- Mr M'swat and I have a bust-up -- Ta-ta to Barney's Gap -- Back at Possum Gully -- But absent friends are soon forgot -- The 3rd of December 1898 -- Once upon a time, when the days were long and hot -- He that despiseth little things, shall fall little by little -- A tale that is told and a day that is done.