Seven Little Australians

from francescadefreitas

This is a delightful story of a large family growing up in Sydney in the 1880s. It reminded me of Eight Cousin's, I think any fan of L.M. Alcott, or E. Nesbit's The Railway Children will enjoy this book. (spoiler)(big spoiler) I am traumatised by the ending. Four pages of XXX terrified and dying,...

from SashaM

This is an interesting short read and a classic of Australian children's literature. But it is most interesting as a look at the way family dynamics have changed. The father , captain Woolcott, is aloof. With no understanding of his own children. His 2nd wife is only 20. His 1st wife having died ...

from vietnambutterfly

How I missed reading this earlier I do not know. I happened across this beautifully illustrated centennial edition and thoroughly enjoyed reading of the trials and tributations of Meg, Pip, Judy, Nellie, Bunty,Baby and The General along with their officious father Captain Woolcot and his new wife...

from seldombites

Seven Little Australians is a charming Australian children's classic that is just as appealing to adults as it is to children. It is refreshing to read a book that doesn't moralise the way many children's books of the era did. This is an entertaining and uniquely Australian story, with a highly u...

from TheWasp

A childrens book written in 1894 by the 24 year old Ethel Turner and set in Australia. I purchased my 2005 National Library of Australia edition at the Murwillumbah Art Gallery which held an exhibition of John Lennox's wonderful paintings used as illustrations for this edition. The story is about...