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75 years since Henry Handel Richardson died, small towns from her childhood keep alive her memory
Henry Handel Richardson spent most of her life in Europe, yet in the small Australian towns she briefly called home, she remains an icon.
Key points:
- Henry Handel Richardson wrote The Getting of Wisdom (1910) and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony trilogy (1917-1929)
- As a child, she moved between Melbourne, the UK, and the Victorian towns of Chiltern, Queenscliff, Koroit and Maldon
- She spent most of her life in Europe, but her connection to Victoria is a drawcard for tourism
Considered one of Australia’s first celebrated female authors, Richardson left Australia soon after she graduated from the boarding school she later portrayed in The Getting of Wisdom.
She only came back once to visit her homeland, but on the 75th anniversary of her death,…
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