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A Mortal Flame: Marie Bjelke Petersen, Australian Romance Writer, 1874-1969

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Description:Born in Denmark in 1874, Marie Bjelke-Petersen arrived in Hobart in the 1890s. She wanted to become an artist, but joined her brother teaching physical education, very new and modern. Probably lesbian but at the very least quite uninterested in men, she was devoted to her companion, musician Sylvia Mills. Together they spent their holidays touring Tasmania, Marie painting while Sylvia read out loud. This provided the impressively accurate backgrounds for her books.Intensely religious, Marie Bjelke-Petersen started writing religious tracts, but then began on her nine novels. Most were set in Tasmania and featured typical local people going about their lives, for example attending a chopping match. On this background was grafted a highly passionate and improbable love story. There is always a strong moral, and often someone with a passion – for vegetarianism, fresh food, the rights of women, for example, passions Marie Bjelke-Petersen held herself. The novels did not sell particularly well in Australia as far as I can see (no figures are available) but were very popular overseas, the London Athenaeum counting one among the best books of the year. Amazing: they’re really trashy romances, not well written, only saved by their interesting backgrounds and characters. Marie was devastated when Sylvia died in 1927. After this she lived in a sort of commune of women, all devoted to her. Her food preferences served her well, and she died in 1969, aged 95.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Mortal Flame: Marie Bjelke Petersen, Australian Romance Writer, 1874-1969. To get started finding A Mortal Flame: Marie Bjelke Petersen, Australian Romance Writer, 1874-1969, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2013

ISBN: 0908528256

Description: Born in Denmark in 1874, Marie Bjelke-Petersen arrived in Hobart in the 1890s. She wanted to become an artist, but joined her brother teaching physical education, very new and modern. Probably lesbian but at the very least quite uninterested in men, she was devoted to her companion, musician Sylvia Mills. Together they spent their holidays touring Tasmania, Marie painting while Sylvia read out loud. This provided the impressively accurate backgrounds for her books.Intensely religious, Marie Bjelke-Petersen started writing religious tracts, but then began on her nine novels. Most were set in Tasmania and featured typical local people going about their lives, for example attending a chopping match. On this background was grafted a highly passionate and improbable love story. There is always a strong moral, and often someone with a passion – for vegetarianism, fresh food, the rights of women, for example, passions Marie Bjelke-Petersen held herself. The novels did not sell particularly well in Australia as far as I can see (no figures are available) but were very popular overseas, the London Athenaeum counting one among the best books of the year. Amazing: they’re really trashy romances, not well written, only saved by their interesting backgrounds and characters. Marie was devastated when Sylvia died in 1927. After this she lived in a sort of commune of women, all devoted to her. Her food preferences served her well, and she died in 1969, aged 95.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Mortal Flame: Marie Bjelke Petersen, Australian Romance Writer, 1874-1969. To get started finding A Mortal Flame: Marie Bjelke Petersen, Australian Romance Writer, 1874-1969, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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