Georgiana
Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer
$78.66
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
15 April 1996
Summary
Award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and settler’s wife in early Melbourne.After a childhood among artists, French emigres and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her father’s castle in the Highlands.A gifted portraitist, professionally trained in London, she earned her own living in Edinburgh before making the choice between marriage and a career. Aft…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847437 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522847439 |
| Author: | Brenda Niall |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 April 1996 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
“An engrossing tale … Niall’s fine control of her material, her exquisite eye for detail, and, above all, her instinctive compassion for Georgiana McCrae make this as moving a biography as Jane Campion’s film The Piano.” –Canberra Times
About The Author
Brenda Niall
One of Australia’s best-known biographers, Brenda Niall has won several major literary awards. Her books include Martin Boyd- A Life (1988), Georgiana- A Biography of Georgiana McCrae (1994), Seven Little Billabongs- the World of Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce and Australia Through the Looking-Glass- Children’s Fiction 1830-1980.
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