Review of books by Philippa Poole, Alison Alexander and Brenda Niall

Abstract

Rodriguez reviews the following volumes:

The Diaries of Ethel Turner, compiled by Philippa Poole (Ure Smith. Sydney. 1979).

Billabong's Author: The Life of Mary Grant Bruce, by Alison Alexander (Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1979).

Seven Little Billabongs: The World of Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce, by Brenda Niall (Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1979).

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Published 1 May 1980 in Volume 9 No. 3. Subjects: Australian children's literature, Ethel Turner, Mary Grant Bruce.

Cite as: Rodriguez, Judith. ‘Review of books by Philippa Poole, Alison Alexander and Brenda Niall.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 9, no. 3, 1980, doi: 10.20314/als.78029413c4.