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1 Writers’ Residencies : Pros and Cons Michelle Scott Tucker , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019;
1 y separately published work icon Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World Michelle Scott Tucker , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2018 12973732 2018 single work biography

'In 1788 a young gentlewoman raised in the vicarage of an English village married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer. In any Austen novel that would be the end of the story, but for the real-life woman who became an Australian farming entrepreneur, it was just the beginning.

'John Macarthur took credit for establishing the Australian wool industry and would feature on the two-dollar note, but it was practical Elizabeth who managed their holdings—while dealing with the results of John’s manias: duels, quarrels, court cases, a military coup, long absences overseas, grandiose construction projects and, finally, his descent into certified insanity.

'Michelle Scott Tucker shines a light on an often-overlooked aspect of Australia’s history in this fascinating story of a remarkable woman.' (Publication Summary)
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