Arabella Edge Arabella Edge i(A11623 works by)
Born: Established: London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1991
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1 The Peacock Arabella Edge , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: The Best Australian Stories 2014 2014; (p. 92-106)
1 Firestorm at Bicheno Arabella Edge , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , 30 January no. 39 2013;
1 Champagne, Cemeteries and Curls Arabella Edge , 2009 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Grandma Magic : True Stories by and about Grandmothers 2009; (p. 111-128)
1 Foreword Arabella Edge , 2006 single work essay
— Appears in: The Sin Eaters : Post Colonial Convict Portraits from Van Diemen's Land 2006; (p. 1-2)
1 7 y separately published work icon The God of Spring Arabella Edge , Sydney : Picador , 2005 Z1220370 2005 single work novel historical fiction Set in Paris from 1818-1824, this novel depicts the artistic vision of French artist Theodore Gericault and the embodiment of that vision in the painting The Raft of the Medusa. The Medusa was a French government vessel that foundered off the West African coast. While some passengers reached shore on smaller boats, 150 people were consigned to a raft. After thirteen days adrift, only fifteen were rescued alive. - Back cover
1 Diary Arabella Edge , 2001 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 231 2001; (p. 16-17)
6 12 y separately published work icon The Company : The Story of a Murderer Arabella Edge , Sydney : Picador , 2000 Z14391 2000 single work novel historical fiction

'"I, Jeronimus, am a man of phials, a measurer of powders on bronze scales, a potion brewer, an opium and arsenic merchant. The primped and perfumed Amsterdam burghers came to me in droves requiring cures for fevers, love balms, the miscarriage of a bastard child, and, of course, poisons. Ah, poisons."

So speaks Jeronimus Cornelisz, a thirty-year-old apothecary who transforms before our eyes into a murderous madman.

'The Company is a novel based on the 1629 voyage of the Dutch East India Company flagship Batavia, bound for the colonies with a cargo of untold riches. Among the passengers is Cornelisz, a man ousted from polite society by sordid rumors of necromancy. Corrupt to the very marrow of his soul, Cornelisz considers himself God's equal, the rightful heir to gold, silver – even another man's wife. So twisted is he by lust and greed that he incites a mutiny, running the ship aground on a reef.

'All is lost – the ship is wrecked, its passengers dying, the treasure trashed at the bottom of the sea. "The apothecary will heal us," the survivors pray, believing themselves lucky to be alive. In the name of benevolence, Cornelisz seizes command of their island refuge. The brave castaways stir with hope – until the killing begins. For forty frenzied days, Cornelisz decides who shall live and who shall die, leaving his victims with just one wish – that they had gone down with the ship.

'Soaked with the blood of the innocent and the wicked, The Company plunges, with the weight of history, deep into the heart of darkness.'

1 The Company Arabella Edge , 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 12 1997; (p. 31-42)
1 On Thin Ice Skating Arabella Edge , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 41 no. 1 1996; (p. 5-14)
1 Rapunzel Retold Arabella Edge , 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 8 1995; (p. 24-29)
1 The Last Generation to Swallow Arabella Edge , 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: Sugarmouth: UTS Writers' Anthology 1995; (p. 85-94)
1 Dispossession Arabella Edge , 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: Fibs and Fallen Angels : UTS Writers' Group 10th Anthology 1994; (p. 146-156)
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