Marjorie Barnard
Marjorie Faith Barnard (born August 16, 1897 in Ashfield , Sydney , † May 8, 1987 in Point Clare , New South Wales ) was an Australian writer .
Life
After attending Sydney Girls High School, she studied history at the University of Sydney and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts . From 1923 to 1935 she worked as a librarian at the Public Library of New South Wales. From 1942 until 1950 she was a librarian in the library of the CSIRO .
She has written historical works, short stories, novels, essays and a children's book. Together with Flora Eldershaw , she published works in the 1920s to 1940s under the pseudonym M. Barnard Eldershaw .
Her awards included being appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1981.
Works
- The Ivory Gate , 1920
- A House Is Built , 1929, under a pseudonym
- Green Memory , 1931, under a pseudonym
- The Glasshouse , 1936, under a pseudonym
- Plaque with Laurel , 1937, under a pseudonym
- Essays in Australian Fiction , 1938, under a pseudonym
- Macquarie's World , 1941
- The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories , 1943
- The Sydney Book , 1947
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow , 1947, under a pseudonym
- A History of Australia , 1962
literature
- Hans Petersen, Marjorie Barnard in Australian storytellers from Marcus Clarke to Patrick White , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin, 1984, page 541
- Jill Roe: Barnard, Marjorie Faith (Marjory) (1897-1987) . In: Australian Dictionary of Biography , National Center of Biography, Australian National University
Web links
- Literature by and about Marjorie Barnard in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barnard, Marjorie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barnard, Marjorie Faith (full name); Barnard Eldershaw, M. (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashfield , Sydney |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1987 |
| Place of death | Point Clare , New South Wales |