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Friends, Associates | Henry Handel Richardson | Harrow friends of the Robertsons included Irene Stumpp
, an employee who cooked German recipes and exercised powers as a medium. The Getting of Wisdom brought HHR
personal contact with such writers as John Masefield |
Reception | Elizabeth Jolley | Mr. Scobie's Riddle has been termed EJ
's finest achievement to that date. Clancy, Laurie. A Reader’s Guide to Australian Fiction. Oxford University Press, 1992. 250 |
Reception | Christina Stead | The title story was a contender for the Miles Franklin
prize in the year that the volume was published. OCLC WorldCat. |
Textual Features | Ali Smith | The volume features 101 different women writers, each publication emblematic of the year for which its author is featured. Its contents range from the title-inspiring Miles Franklin
's My Brilliant Career (1901) through Edith Wharton |