Barbara Janet Ainsleigh Baynton, Lady Headley (4 June 1857 - 28 May 1929) was an Australian writer, made famous by Bush Studies. Life: Baynton was born in 1857 at Scone, Hunter River district, New South Wales, the daughter of Irish bounty immigrants, John Lawrence and Elizabeth Ewart, although she claimed to be born in 1862 to Penelope Ewart and Captain Robert Kilpatrick, of the Bengal Light Cavalry.This fiction gave her entr e to polite circles as a governess and, in 1880, she married Alexander Frater, the son of her employers. They soon moved to the Coonamble district, and had two sons and a daughter. However, Alexander Frater ran off with her niece, Sarah Glover, in 1887, and Barbara moved to Sydney and commenced divorce proceedings. A decree absolute was granted 4 March 1890. On 5 March 1890 she married Dr Thomas Baynton, a retired surgeon aged 70 years who had literary friends. A few years later she began contributing short stories to the Bulletin. Six of these were published in 1902 in London by Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd under the title of Bush Studies because Mrs Baynton had been unable to find a publisher for them in Sydney. Alfred Stephens, a close friend, reviewed the book in the Bulletin and stated: 'So precise, so complete, with such insight into detail and such force of statement, it ranks with the masterpieces of realism in any language. Percival Serle, however, found that The building up of detail, however, is at times overdone, and lacking humorous relief, the stories tend to give a distorted view of life in the back-blocks. Baynton's husband died on 10 June 1904 and left his entire estate to her. She invested in the stock market, bought and sold antiques, and collected black opals from Lightning Ridge. 2] In 1907, her only novel, Human Toll, was published, and in 1917 Cobbers, a reprint of Bush Studies with two additional stories, appeared. During World War I Mrs Baynton was living in England and in 1921 she married her third husband Baron Headley. Barbara Baynton died at Melbourne on 28 May 1929. She was survived by Lord Headley, and her two sons and daughter by the first marriage. Bush Studies is a short story collection by Barbara Baynton. Bush Studies was published in London in 1902. Baynton's short stories and novel display a grim realism and depiction of female suffering which represents an alternative view to the romanticism of the bush. Contents A Dreamer Squeaker's Mate Scrammy 'And Billy Skywonkie Bush Church The Chosen Vessel

Bush Studies, written during the 1890s, presents a bleak and uncompromising image of life in the Australian bush. These are not the stories of mates gathered around a fire, but of the dark loneliness of women. Not only are there fences to be built and a living to be coaxed from the land, but babies to be born - or buried - and the dangers of profound isolation to be endured, as well as the cruelties, or plain disappointments, of men.

She drew out the saw, spat on her hands, and with the axe began weakening the inclining side of the tree. Long and steadily and in secret the worm had been busy in the heart. Suddenly the ace blade sank softly, the tree's wounded edges closed on it like a vice.

Classic stories of pioneering Australia introduced by Elizabeth Webby

DITORIAL par Richard D. NolaneUNE ILLUSTRATION DE LA SCIENCE MODERNE par Richard MarshLE PI GE ELFIQUE par Francis StevensLA PLUS ANCIENNE CHOSE DU MONDE par Willy SeidelLE CAS DE LA FILLE DU GE LIER par Victor RousseauLE S PULCRE BLANCHI par Hugh BurtUN TRANGE TERRAIN AURIF RE par Guy BoothbyLE R DEUR par Barbara Baynton

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Bush Studies is a collection of short stories written by Australian author Barbara Baynton. The book was first published in 1902 and is considered a classic of Australian literature. The stories are set in the Australian bush and explore the lives of rural women and their struggles to survive in a harsh and unforgiving environment. The characters in the stories are often isolated and vulnerable, facing poverty, violence, and the threat of death. Baynton's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of the landscape and the natural world, as well as its exploration of themes such as gender, power, and class. The book is widely regarded as an important work of feminist literature and a significant contribution to the Australian literary canon.The most pronounced feature of Jyne's face was her mouth, and it seemed proud of its teeth, especially of the top row. Without any apparent effort, the last tooth there was always visible. She was a great power in the bush, being styled by the folk themselves Rabbit Ketcher, which, translated, means midwife. And the airs Jyne gave herself were justifiable, for she was the only Rabbit Ketcher this side of the township. To bring a qualified midwife from civilization would have represented a crippling expenditure to these cockies. Jyne's moderate fees were usually four-legged.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Bush Studies is a collection of short stories written by Australian author Barbara Baynton. The book was first published in 1902 and has since become a classic of Australian literature. The stories in Bush Studies are set in the harsh and unforgiving Australian bush, and explore the lives of the people who inhabit this remote and isolated environment. The characters in the stories are often struggling to survive in a world that is hostile and indifferent to their needs. Baynton's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of the Australian landscape, as well as its exploration of themes such as gender, class, and power. The stories in Bush Studies are haunting and evocative, and offer a unique perspective on life in the Australian bush at the turn of the 20th century.The most pronounced feature of Jyne's face was her mouth, and it seemed proud of its teeth, especially of the top row. Without any apparent effort, the last tooth there was always visible. She was a great power in the bush, being styled by the folk themselves Rabbit Ketcher, which, translated, means midwife. And the airs Jyne gave herself were justifiable, for she was the only Rabbit Ketcher this side of the township. To bring a qualified midwife from civilization would have represented a crippling expenditure to these cockies. Jyne's moderate fees were usually four-legged.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Bush Studies (1902) is a collection of short stories that explore the dark side of the Australian bush experience: loneliness, isolation and danger. The stories, often depicting female suffering, are grimly realistic, in contrast to the masculine romantic notions of the outback as represented by Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson. All six stories in Bush Studies deal with the great themes of birth and death, although only 'Bush Church' renders its theme as comedy, with its disorderly scenes of a church service and multiple christenings gone awry.

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