'A Sydney Sovereign And Other Tales' is a short story collection penned by Tasma, a pseudonym used by the Australian author Jessie Catherine Couvreur. There are five stories to be found inside this book, bearing the following titles: 'A Sydney Sovereign', 'How a Claim Was Nearly Jumped in Gum-Tree Gully', 'Barren Love', 'A Philanthropist's Experiment', and 'Monsieur Caloche'.
This novel is set in Melbourne after the 1850s gold rush, and it explores the connections between birth and riches. The story revolves around Uncle Piper and his family. Uncle Piper is a self-made butcher who has amassed a fortune. He invites his poor but pretentious family members in England to Australia. The novel is an illuminating assessment of the conflict between old and new expectations as they play out within one family. Will his invited family members adapt to the values and expectations in Australia?
This novel tells the story of Portia James who loves dancing. At age 16, Portia is betrothed to Wilmer James' business partner, John Morrisson. Willer James made John Morrisson promise not to appear in Portia's presence until she had completed her twenty-first year. She falls in love with Harry Tolhurst while visiting a gallery. What happens to Portia when her betrothed shows up on her twenty-first?
Australian Books and Authors in the American Marketplace 1840s–1940s explores how Australian writers and their works were present in the United States before the mid twentieth century to a much greater degree than previously acknowledged. Drawing on fresh archival research and combining the approaches of literary criticism, print culture studies and book history, David Carter and Roger Osborne demonstrate that Australian writing was transnational long before the contemporary period. In mapping Australian literature’s connections to British and US markets, their research challenges established understandings of national, imperial and world literatures. Carter and Osborne examine how Australian authors, editors and publishers engaged productively with their American counterparts, and how American readers and reviewers responded to Australian works. They consider the role played by British publishers and agents in taking Australian writing to America, and how the international circulation of new literary genres created new opportunities for novelists to move between markets. Some of these writers, such as Christina Stead and Patrick White, remain household names; others who once enjoyed international fame, such as Dale Collins and Alice Grant Rosman, have been largely forgotten. The story of their books in America reveals how culture, commerce and copyright law interacted to create both opportunities and obstacles for Australian writers.
