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At the time of her birth, her father was welloff and living off his investments but, while they were touring europe four years later, his investments failed and he returned to practice. It tells the story of richard mahony, loosely based on the authors own father. The fortunes of richard mahony by henry handel richardson september 26, 2012 september 25, 2012 angela meyer literaryminded im reading 20 classic, modernclassic or cult books. Henry handel richardson was born in melbourne in 1870. Henry handel richardson books list of books by author. Richard is a restless irritable man whose character is said to be based on the authors own father.
This edition reproduces the text of the 1930 heinemann edition, which gathered all three books in one volume. She took the pen name of henry handel richardson and used it for all of her books. Book ii the way home proem part i chapter i chapter ii chapter iii chapter iv. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. There is a random quality to mahonys fortunes in australia.
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The fortunes of richard mahony is the masterpiece of the australian writer henry handel richardson. Henry handel richardsons great literary achievement, comprising the novels australia felix, the way home and ultima thule, weaves together many themes. The fortunes of richard mahony is a threepart novel by australian writer ethel florence lindesay richardson under her pen name, henry handel richardson. The trilogy was collected in 1930 under the title by which it is now best known. The fortunes of richard mahony, richardson, henry handel on. Richardson made her only journey back to australia in 1912 to complete her research for the trilogy that would become the fortunes of richard mahony. Her most important work was the fortunes of richard mahony, published in three volumes, comprising australia felix, the way home and ultima thule, from 1917 to 1929. Searching for a place, a meaning, a life, mahony and his wife mary journey from wealth to poverty, order to chaos, sanity to the asylum.
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