Ethel Turner

"Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest." Her father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible – but seven children were really too much for him and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule. Step inside and meet them all – dreamy Meg, and Pip,...

If you imagine you are going to read of model children, you had better lay down this book immediately. Not one of the seven is really good, for the very excellent reason that Australian children never are. And thank goodness. Inventive, cheeky and mischievous, Ethel Turner's seven little Australians are perfect just as we find them here. Their story of...

Judy's father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible—but seven children were really too much for him, and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule. Step inside and meet them all—dreamy Meg, and Pip, daring Judy, naughty Bunty, Nell, Baby, and the youngest, 'the General'. Come and share in their lives, their laughter,...