Pagine1879–1954 · Talbingo, New South Wales · also known as Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin
Miles Franklin wrote My Brilliant Career (1901) as a teenager — the defiant story of Sybylla Melvyn, a bush girl who refuses to marry and wants to be a writer. Henry Lawson helped get it published. She left her money to found the Miles Franklin Award, now Australia’s most prestigious literary prize.
Begin with My Brilliant Career.
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Miles Franklin wrote My Brilliant Career (1901) as a teenager — the defiant story of Sybylla Melvyn, a bush girl who refuses to marry and wants to be a writer. Henry Lawson helped get it published.
My Brilliant Career is usually considered Miles Franklin’s best-known work, followed by All That Swagger.
Most readers start with My Brilliant Career.
Both refer to the same writer.
Many of Miles Franklin’s works are in the public domain; we link to free editions below.