The Journal Of A Colonial Lady
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: faded boards
Step back into the raw, sunburned world of colonial Australia through the intimate and unflinching eyes of Jessie Augusta Francis, whose personal journal offers a rare firsthand account of life on a distant frontier. The Journal of a Colonial Lady chronicles the daily realities, social customs, and personal triumphs and hardships experienced by a woman navigating the complexities of colonial society — a world simultaneously shaped by British propriety and the untamed demands of a new land. Francis's voice is candid and observational, presenting an invaluable primary source that illuminates the texture of colonial domestic life, the role of women in early Australian settlement, and the broader cultural tensions of an era caught between Old World traditions and New World exigencies. Published by Lansdowne Press — a respected Australian imprint with a strong legacy of preserving the nation's historical narrative — this journal stands as both a personal memoir and a significant document of social history. Readers drawn to authentic, unmediated voices from the past will find this account both revelatory and deeply human.
Author: Jessie Augusta Francis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Lansdowne Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: faded boards
Step back into the raw, sunburned world of colonial Australia through the intimate and unflinching eyes of Jessie Augusta Francis, whose personal journal offers a rare firsthand account of life on a distant frontier. The Journal of a Colonial Lady chronicles the daily realities, social customs, and personal triumphs and hardships experienced by a woman navigating the complexities of colonial society — a world simultaneously shaped by British propriety and the untamed demands of a new land. Francis's voice is candid and observational, presenting an invaluable primary source that illuminates the texture of colonial domestic life, the role of women in early Australian settlement, and the broader cultural tensions of an era caught between Old World traditions and New World exigencies. Published by Lansdowne Press — a respected Australian imprint with a strong legacy of preserving the nation's historical narrative — this journal stands as both a personal memoir and a significant document of social history. Readers drawn to authentic, unmediated voices from the past will find this account both revelatory and deeply human.