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Is part of
The Harp in the South Trilogy
1948-1985
series - author
novel
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
1985...
1985
Missus
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'Missus takes us behind the lives of Hughie and Mumma, out of the gritty realism of inner city slum life and into the past of the stations, the bush and the country towns.
We meet them as they were in the early 1920s, drifter Hugh Darcy, the unwilling hero who sweeps the dreamily innocent Margaret Kilker off her feet. Ruth Park richly creates the turmoil of those early days of their courtship in the dusty outback, filled with beautifully drawn characters that will make you laugh as much as cry.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For the two Kates.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Impersonators
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 19 June 1987; (p. 668)
— Review of The Impersonators 1980 single work novel ; Missus 1985 single work novel ; The Australian Short Story : An Anthology from the 1890s to the 1980s 1986 anthology short story ; Transgressions : Australian Writing Now 1986 anthology short story ; A Window in Mrs X's Place : Selected Short Stories 1986 selected work short story ; This Freedom 1985 selected work short story -
Irish-Australian Mums
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 28 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel -
Gritty Golden Syrup : First Last, and Other Contradictions
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 86 1986; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel -
Ruth Plays with Time
1985
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 August 1985; (p. 12) -
[Review] Missus
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 7-8 September 1985; (p. 16)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel
-
Irish-Australian Mums
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 28 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel -
[Review] The Impersonators
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 19 June 1987; (p. 668)
— Review of The Impersonators 1980 single work novel ; Missus 1985 single work novel ; The Australian Short Story : An Anthology from the 1890s to the 1980s 1986 anthology short story ; Transgressions : Australian Writing Now 1986 anthology short story ; A Window in Mrs X's Place : Selected Short Stories 1986 selected work short story ; This Freedom 1985 selected work short story -
A 'Prequel' Sequel : Ruth Park Returns Again to Fertile Ground
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 74 1985; (p. 18-20)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel -
Rural Prequel to a Gritty Classic
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 October 1985; (p. 13)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel -
Ruth Park's First Harp Left to Last
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 August 1985; (p. 47)
— Review of Missus 1985 single work novel ; The Glasshouse 1985 single work novel -
Ruth Plays with Time
1985
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 August 1985; (p. 12)
Last amended 1 Jul 2020 09:33:39
Subjects:
- Country towns,
- Surry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
- Urban,
Settings:
- 1910s
- 1920s
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