Too Far Everywhere: The Romantic Heroine in Nineteenth-century AustraliaThe deliberate exclusion of women's romances resulted in the development of an Australian culture based on a masculine bush ethos. In recovering previously neglected women's texts, Giles argues for a more inclusive and heterogeneous view. |
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Page 41
... Elliot family , Clara and Annie Elliot walk appreciatively through Adelaide , admir- ing the wildlife in a pastoral setting made especially idealised for the women by the absence of the gold - prospecting male population : They found ...
... Elliot family , Clara and Annie Elliot walk appreciatively through Adelaide , admir- ing the wildlife in a pastoral setting made especially idealised for the women by the absence of the gold - prospecting male population : They found ...
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... Elliot family as a model of social and intellectual companionship shifts the centre for Clara's possible ... Elliot family allows her to express her critical capacity , as well as her intellectual abili- ties . And the Elliot family's ...
... Elliot family as a model of social and intellectual companionship shifts the centre for Clara's possible ... Elliot family allows her to express her critical capacity , as well as her intellectual abili- ties . And the Elliot family's ...
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... Elliot says of the Adelaide community : " I have always thought that such a family as ours forms a valuable ele- ment in colonial society ; we came here not to make our fortunes and leave the colony forthwith , but to grow up and settle ...
... Elliot says of the Adelaide community : " I have always thought that such a family as ours forms a valuable ele- ment in colonial society ; we came here not to make our fortunes and leave the colony forthwith , but to grow up and settle ...
Contents
Recovering the heroine | 1 |
Colonial Migration | 9 |
Making a New Space | 23 |
Copyright | |
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