| ISBN |
9781922458582 |
| Author |
Macarthur, Elizabeth, 1769-1850 (author) |
| Title |
Elizabeth Macarthur's letters / edited by Kate Grenville. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Melbourne, VIC : Text Publishing, 2022. |
| ©2022. |
| Description |
227 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
Elizabeth Macarthur speaks for herself -- A brief outline of Elizabeth Macarthur's life -- Elizabeth Macarthur's children and grandchildren -- Elizabeth Macarthur's letters. |
| Summary |
"These letters were the starting point for Kate Grenville's bestselling novel A Room Made of Leaves. They inspired the portrait of her imagined Elizabeth Macarthur: shrewd, subtle, passionate. And they offer a glimpse into the complex inner life of one of our most powerful foremothers. Yet, until now, a general reader could only access a handful of them. This book offers an edited selection, with commentary from Grenville, of the many letters Elizabeth Macarthur wrote 'home' from colonial Sydney over her long life-letters in which we can hear the voice of a remarkable woman. Circumstances confronted her with huge challenges, but also gave her opportunities unknown to most women of the time. It was a life of tumult, of griefs and joys-all faced with spirit, and recorded in this lively and engaging correspondence."--Dust jacket gate fold. |
| Subjects |
Macarthur, Elizabeth, -- 1769-1850 |
| Macarthur, John, -- 1767-1834 |
| Personal correspondence |
| Immigrants -- Australia -- Correspondence |
| Women pioneers -- New South Wales -- Correspondence |
| Women farmers -- Australia -- Correspondence |
| Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 |
| New South Wales -- Social conditions -- 1788-1851 |
| New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851 |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Grenville, Kate, 1950- (editor) |
| Call number |
2022.109 |
