Georgiana. A Biography Of Georgiana Mccrae

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1995
Edition: Reprint

Description: 344 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, a legendary figure among pioneer Australian women. Traces her life as a painter, diarist and pioneer, from her earliest years in London to her death in Melbourne in 1890. Author has gleaned material from diaries, letters and other family records to recount a story which portrays tragic elements counterbalanced by the strength, wit and creativity of Georgiana. Contains a commentary by Caroline Clement on the several portraits and landscape paintings depicted, an index, notes and a bibliography. The author has written several books including Martin Boyd: A Life, which won the National Book Council Award.

ISBN: 9780522845136