| Record Number |
873641 |
| ISBN |
9781787827530 |
| Author |
Forsyth, Kate, 1966- author. |
| Title |
Searching for Charlotte : the fascinating story of Australia's first children's author / Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell. |
| Publisher/Date |
Oxford : Isis, Aurora, 2021. |
| Pagination etc. |
290 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| Summary Note |
In 1841, Australia's first children's book was published, the anonymous writer known only as 'a lady long resident in New South Wales'. The identity of the author was one of the most puzzling literary mysteries until 1981, when she was finally given a name: Charlotte Waring Atkinson.Today, her great-great-great-great-granddaughters Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell are also celebrated authors. They grew up on stories about Charlotte's life of love, grief, and violence - and her struggle to assert an independent spirit. Not only a bestselling author, she was also an early Australian artist, and a pioneer in the fight for women's legal rights. In SEARCHING FOR CHARLOTTE, Kate and Belinda embark on a voyage of discovery that investigates family history, writing, motherhood, what changes and what stays the same. It is a journey that will transform everything they thought they knew about their family... |
| Target audience note |
Adult. |
| Subject - Name |
Waring, Charlotte, -- 1795-1867 |
| Barton, Charlotte, -- 1797-1867 |
| Subject |
Women immigrants -- New South Wales -- Biography |
| Children's literature, Australian -- History and criticism |
| Authors, Australian -- Biography |
| Women authors -- Biography |
| Social conditions -- 19th century -- Australia |
| Australia -- Social conditions -- 19th century |
| Australia |
| Large print books |
| Biographies. |
| Large type books |
| Biographies. |
| Added Author |
Murrell, Belinda author. |
| Shelf Location |
LP A823.2 FORS |
