The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson audiobook

The Getting of Wisdom

By Henry Handel Richardson
Read by Justine Eyre

Blackstone Publishing

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $32.95

    ISBN: 9781538512692

  • $29.95

    ISBN: 9781538512708

Runtime: 7.31 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/History
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

The Getting of Wisdom, a wicked and satirical novel on the pain and confusion of growing up, first appeared in 1910. A century later, it has lost none of its bite.

One of the most memorable characters in Australian fiction, Laura Rambotham, aged twelve, enters the portals of an exclusive girls’ school eager to be accepted. But this precocious country girl is snubbed and ridiculed by her fellow students, who are richer, more attractive, and more adept at dealing with life’s hypocrisies.

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Editorial Reviews

The Getting of Wisdom races ahead of the reader, succeeding by force of narrative and sheer charm…spontaneity and skill; the values of a whole society are seen here in microcosm through the lives of pupils and teachers.” New Statesman

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Author Bio: Henry Handel Richardson

Author Bio: Henry Handel Richardson

Henry Handel Richardson is the pseudonym for Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson (1870–1946), who was an Australian author.

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Available Formats : Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/History
Runtime: 7.31
Audience: Adult
Language: English