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'In The Puzzleheaded Girl, made up of four thematically linked novellas, Stead’s unsurpassable skills of observation and social critique are on full display. ...' (Source: Tet Publishing website)
Contents
- The Puzzleheaded Girl, single work novella (p. 9-67)
- The Huntress The Dianas, single work novella (p. 69-112)
- The Rightangled Creek : A Sort of Ghost Story, single work novella (p. 113-180)
- Girl from the Beach, single work novella (p. 181-285)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Christina Stead : Her Luck
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 72 no. 3 2013; (p. 66-78) - y The Enigmatic Christina Stead : A Provocative Re-Reading Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 2001 Z795705 2001 single work criticism
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y
Christina Stead : A Biography
Port Melbourne
:
Heinemann
,
1993
Z202981
1993
single work
biography
'Like the author herself, Christina Stead’s novels were challenging and engrossing. Raised by a narcissistic father, Stead left for London at the age of twenty-six and soon met William Blake, a writer, broker, and Marxist political economist who became her life partner. His personal ambitions and their politics resulted in a nomadic existence, with Stead sidestepping the traditional feminine role in exchange for a career. She struggled to find an audience for her work, however, only succeeding late in life with the reissue of The Man Who Loved Children. Hazel Rowley’s richly detailed and even-handed biography spans Stead’s life, expertly blending her encoded personal papers with interviews of her closest confidants. Masterfully written and researched, Christina Stead is a fascinating chronicle of one of the twentieth century’s greatest novelists.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Open Road ed.)
- y Christina Stead: The American Years 1990 Z67027 1990 single work thesis
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Christina Stead's "The Puzzleheaded Girl" : The Political Context
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Words and Wordsmiths : A Volume for H.L. Rogers 1989; (p. 147-173) Studies in Classic Australian Fiction 1997; (p. 187-220)
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[Review] Charco Harbour [and] The Puzzleheaded Girl [and] The Chantic Bird
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 8 1968; (p. 143)
— Review of Charco Harbour : A Novel of Unknown Seas and a Fabled Shore Passaged with Coral Reefs and Magnetical Islands, of Shipwreck and a Lonely Haven -- the True Story of the Last of the Great Navigators, His Bark and the Men in Her 1968 single work novel ; The Puzzleheaded Girl : Four Novellas 1967 selected work novella ; The Chantic Bird 1968 single work novel -
Short Story Chronicle
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 30 no. 2 1971; (p. 255, 257, 259, 261, 263, 265, 267)
— Review of Coast to Coast : Australian Stories 1969-1970 1970 periodical issue short story ; Coast to Coast : Australian Stories 1967-68 1968 periodical issue short story ; Selected Stories 1936-1968 1969 selected work short story ; The Puzzleheaded Girl : Four Novellas 1967 selected work novella ; Futility and Other Animals 1969 selected work short story ; Disquiet and Other Stories 1969 selected work short story ; Mr Butterfry and Other Tales of New Japan 1970 selected work short story -
[Review] The Puzzleheaded Girl
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: Saturday Review , 14 October 1967; (p. 34,99-100)
— Review of The Puzzleheaded Girl : Four Novellas 1967 selected work novella -
[Review] The Puzzleheaded Girl
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 10 December 1967; (p. 54)
— Review of The Puzzleheaded Girl : Four Novellas 1967 selected work novella -
[Review] The Puzzleheaded Girl
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: The Hudson Review , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 1967-1968; (p. 666-674)
— Review of The Puzzleheaded Girl : Four Novellas 1967 selected work novella - y Christina Stead: The American Years 1990 Z67027 1990 single work thesis
-
y
Christina Stead : A Biography
Port Melbourne
:
Heinemann
,
1993
Z202981
1993
single work
biography
'Like the author herself, Christina Stead’s novels were challenging and engrossing. Raised by a narcissistic father, Stead left for London at the age of twenty-six and soon met William Blake, a writer, broker, and Marxist political economist who became her life partner. His personal ambitions and their politics resulted in a nomadic existence, with Stead sidestepping the traditional feminine role in exchange for a career. She struggled to find an audience for her work, however, only succeeding late in life with the reissue of The Man Who Loved Children. Hazel Rowley’s richly detailed and even-handed biography spans Stead’s life, expertly blending her encoded personal papers with interviews of her closest confidants. Masterfully written and researched, Christina Stead is a fascinating chronicle of one of the twentieth century’s greatest novelists.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Open Road ed.)
-
Christina Stead's "The Puzzleheaded Girl" : The Political Context
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Words and Wordsmiths : A Volume for H.L. Rogers 1989; (p. 147-173) Studies in Classic Australian Fiction 1997; (p. 187-220) -
Christina Stead in the 1960s
1968
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 28 no. 1 1968; (p. 26-36) - y The Enigmatic Christina Stead : A Provocative Re-Reading Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 2001 Z795705 2001 single work criticism