Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Sybylla Melvyn, a creative young woman living in rurual Australia in the 1890's must find her own means of support when her father's drinking plunges her family into debt. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Characters: Sybylla Melvyn (narrator), Harry Beecham. Like the author Miles Franklin, Sybella grows up in the bush, and as her family's fortunes decline, so her feelings rise that life should hold more for her than the relentless hard physical work farming marginal land in times of drought. The classic Australian period romance novel by Miles Franklin (the pen name of Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin). Author: Miles Franklin Title: My Brilliant Career Language: en. I am one of a class, the individuals of which have no time for plots in their life, but have all they can do to get their work done without indulging in such a luxury'. Book enhanced with curriculum aligned questions and activities. Sybella: 'There is no plot in this story, because there has been none in my life or in any other life which has come under my notice. Read My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9781460711132).

In 1979, producer Margaret Fink and director Gillian Armstrong adapted the book for the screen. The book had been written as a romance to entertain her friends. The struggle of protagonist Sybylla Melvyn to free herself from the impositions of 19th century rural life reflected the emerging women’s movement. My Brilliant Career was first published in 1901 after Miles Franklin submitted her manuscript to Henry Lawson, a well-known Australian writer who frequently contributed to The Bulletin. Download cover art Download CD case insert My Brilliant Career Miles Franklin’s first novel, My Brilliant Career, was published in 1901, shortly after Federation.

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin