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A readable, comprehensive, and combative collection of essays by a respected and controversial figure in the Australian literary establishment, The Uncertain Self provides a critical look at Australian literature past and present, including important assessments of such writers as Henry Lawson, Francis Webb, and Henry Kendall. ... Read more

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Publisher: Sydney Angus and RobertsonPublication date: 1909Subjects: Australian literature -- History and criticismAustralasia -- HistoryAustralia -- HistoryNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Disappointing
I am reading tons of books on Australia, written by Australians. I LOVED The Road From Coorain and My Brilliant Career and several others, but half-way through this book I decided to skim the rest of it.It was very predictable about a girl in a boarding school, being teased and sometimes tormented by the other students.Which is nothing new.I felt like I knew the outcome way before the end of the book, which was not true with several other Australian books I have read.However, I do have this author's book Myself When Young and I look forward to reading it to see how much of herself, how much truth, was in The Getting of Wisdom.I am sure she is a fabulous writer overall and certainly one of Australia's dearest, and that's why I was so disappointed in this book.Maybe it's just me....

An Australian Rebel
I remember reading this book as a teenager, and thinking, "Yes, Iunderstand!" every time the heroine, Laura, found herself at odds withthe relentless conformity of school society.Set at a turn-of-the-centuryboarding school in Melbourne, Australia, "the Getting of Wisdom"is a classic tale of a girl who thinks for herself and, thus, is foreverout of step with both her society and her classmates.Laura triesdesperately to fit in, but never quite does.Still, in the end, the readeris sure that Laura will be the one to soar high in life -- not her moreconventional peers.As Richardson says, "She could not know then,even for the squarest peg, the right hole may ultimately be found; seemingunfitness prove to be only another aspect of a peculiar and specialfitness."Almost 100 years old, the book's message is still freshtoday, which is why Richardson is considered one of Australia's greatestnovelists. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more