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Short biography and analysis of The Broad Arrow that shows the unique place in nineteenth century literature of its female hero of "magnificent stature". The novel's exploration of a variety of female responses produces a unique feminine experience of the colonial experience in Australia.
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Wild and Wilful Women : Caroline Leakey and the Broad Arrow
Subjects:
- Lyra Australis, or, Attempts to Sing in a Strange Land 1854 selected work poetry
- The Broad Arrow : Being Passages from the History of Maida Gwynnham, a Lifer 1859 single work novel
- Clear Shining Light : A Memoir of Caroline Woolmer Leakey 1882 single work biography
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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