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The Getting of Wisdom - novel Henry Handel Richardson is the pen-name for one of Australia's greatest novelists. Despite the name HHR was a she, not a he/5(32). The getting of wisdom [Richardson, Henry Handel] on bltadwin.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The getting of wisdom. The Getting of Wisdom. by. Henry Handel Richardson, Clive Probyn (Editor), Bruce Steele (Editor) · Rating details · 1, ratings · reviews. The subject of this book is a young woman: an awkward, insecure, restless and 'knowing' child who learns that self-realisation depends on rebellion and escape, but that the latter will first demand at least the semblance of conformity/5.

Who tells the story of a country? What story does a country's national literature tell about its people and its identity? Is there such a thing as Australian. The two little boys laughed approval. "Go on, Laura," coaxed Pin. "Mother'll be angry. I'll come, too." Laura raised herself with a grumble. "It's to try on that horrid dress." In very fact Mother was standing, already somewhat impatient, with the dress in her hand. OCLC. Preceded by. Maurice Guest. Followed by. Australia Felix. The Getting of Wisdom is a novel by Australian novelist Henry Handel Richardson. It was first published in , and has almost always been in print ever since.

The Getting of Wisdom. Henry Handel Richardson ( - ) The Getting of Wisdom tells the story of Laura Rambotham, a year-old girl who is just starting at her boarding school. This is based on Henry Handel Richardson's experiences of her own school, the Presbyterian Ladies College in central Melbourne. The story goes through her friends and enemies and all the life of a boarding school in early 20th century Australia, and all the subjects and learning too. Henry Handel Richardson’s The Getting of Wisdom is remarkable because it is one of few novels about a girl’s maturation that has come to be understood as a “classic” and also because it is. librivox, audiobook, australia, boarding school, rich, poor, children, growing up, Librivox recording of The Getting of Wisdom, by Henry Handel Richardson. The Getting of Wisdom tells the story of Laura Rambotham, a year-old girl who is just starting at her boarding school. This is based on Henry Handel Richardson’s experiences of her own school, the Prebysterian Ladies College in central Melbourne.