My Brilliant Career (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Miles Franklin
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1890’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Freedom, Values, Philosophy or philosophers, Cattle, Politics, Socialism, Teenagers, Gender roles, Nineteenth century, Middle classes, Poverty or poor people, Feminism, Women’s issues, Farms, farmers, or farming, Nationalism, Ambition, Disasters, Natural disasters, Ranches, ranchers, or ranching, Sheep, Australia or Australians, Droughts, Agnosticism, Dairy industry or products, Wilderness
- Locales: New South Wales, Australia
Places Discussed
Caddagat. Name of the homestead belonging to Sybylla’s grandmother, near the fictional town of Gool- Gool in Australia’s New South Wales state. Modeled on Talbingo, the home of Miles Franklin’s grandmother. Caddagat exemplifies everything that Sybylla loves in life: art, music, literature, education, and congenial companionship. Sybylla relates that she was born in this house and that her earliest and fondest memories lie within. At sixteen, Sybylla rejoices when her grandmother invites her to live at Caddagat for a while, because Caddagat represents a...
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