Australia Through the Looking-glass: Children's Fiction, 1830-1980Ethel Turner - May Gibbs - Mary Grant Bruce - John Rowe Townsend - Ivan Southall - Colin Thiele - Eleanor Spence - Norman Lindsay. |
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... says she is worth half a dozen men ; and in emergencies she shows physical courage and endurance . Her main role in the novel is to make a civilized home and to keep up religious practices . The feminine influence is expressed in her ...
... says she is worth half a dozen men ; and in emergencies she shows physical courage and endurance . Her main role in the novel is to make a civilized home and to keep up religious practices . The feminine influence is expressed in her ...
Page 48
... says , that ' her own soul was in a worse position than theirs ' , since she has had the opportunity of listening to the Gospel . Jane's devout , cheerful neighbour , Bessie , says that the set- tlers in Tasmania should have given the ...
... says , that ' her own soul was in a worse position than theirs ' , since she has had the opportunity of listening to the Gospel . Jane's devout , cheerful neighbour , Bessie , says that the set- tlers in Tasmania should have given the ...
Page 177
... [ says one of Merfield's sporting champions ] ' just because I was so silly as not to wear my mask , I shan't be able to play base - ball again t his season . ' ' It is bad luck for you and Merfield , too ' , agreed Mary . ' You're such a ...
... [ says one of Merfield's sporting champions ] ' just because I was so silly as not to wear my mask , I shan't be able to play base - ball again t his season . ' ' It is bad luck for you and Merfield , too ' , agreed Mary . ' You're such a ...
Contents
The Young Settlers | 8 |
Adventures Unlimited | 28 |
Pilgrims Progress | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Voices of the Other: Children's Literature and the Postcolonial Context Roderick McGillis No preview available - 2000 |
Aspects and Issues in the History of Children's Literature Maria Nikolajeva No preview available - 1995 |