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My Brilliant Career

Text Classics
Series: Text Classics
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My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin is a coming-of-age tale set in rural Australia during the late 19th century. It follows a young, spirited woman named Sybylla Melvyn, who dreams of a life beyond the constraints of her harsh, impoverished environment and societal expectations. Faced with family pressures and the challenge of balancing her desires with reality, Sybylla's journey is one of self-discovery, ambition, and defiance.
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My Brilliant Career

This is not a romance--I have too often faced the music of life to the tune of hardship to waste time in snivelling and gushing over fancies and dreams; neither is it a novel, but simply a yarn--a real yarn. Oh!

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"This is not a romance - I have too often faced the music of life to the tune of hardship to waste time in snivelling and gushing over fancies and dreams; neither is it a novel, but simply a yarn - a real yarn. Oh!"

Written with all the high spirits of youth, My Brilliant Career is the unforgettable tale of Sybylla Melvin, a headstrong country girl - passionate, endearing, stubborn, honest - and her fraught journey from rags to riches to rags.

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My Brilliant Career receives praise for its authentic depiction of Australia and its insightful exploration of class distinctions. The novel is lauded for its intense and brilliant portrayal of a young woman's struggle against societal constraints, capturing both the limitations and aspirations faced by its characters.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921922190

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2012

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Jennifer Byrne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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