Canadian, Australian, and other English-language novels

4 books

My Brilliant CareerMiles Franklin · 1901This 1901 novel by Miles Franklin follows a spirited young Australian woman chafing against the hardship and monotony of bush life at Possum Gully, longing for independence and a career beyond what society allows her.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Some Everyday Folk and DawnMiles Franklin · 1928A 1909 novel by Miles Franklin, narrated by a visitor who comes to the small Australian town of Noonoon and encounters the Clay family, their riverside guesthouse, and its young manager, Dawn.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

St. Cuthbert'sRobert E. Knowles · 1905A 1905 novel about a Canadian Presbyterian minister who travels to preach trial sermons at St. Cuthbert's, a prominent church, hoping to receive the call to a larger pulpit, told in first person with attention to his faith, marriage, and ambitions.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Prairie MotherArthur Stringer · 1920A 1920 illustrated novel by Arthur Stringer, told in diary form by a Western Canadian prairie wife and mother. It opens with the narrator giving birth to twins and reflecting on motherhood, marriage, and life on the frontier.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية