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Julie Phillips - My Dearest Birdie: Letters to Australia 1874 to 1886 - 9781843106357 - V9781843106357
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My Dearest Birdie: Letters to Australia 1874 to 1886

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Description for My Dearest Birdie: Letters to Australia 1874 to 1886 Paperback. In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife Jessie. Editor(s): Joscelyne, Juliet. Num Pages: 268 pages, fully illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .

In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN, newly promoted to the rank of Commander, and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent to Brindisi. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Jack drowned surveying Sydney Harbour within months of his return to his post as head of the New South Wales Hydrographical Survey, and Celia married one of his closest friends within a year.

Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843106357
SKU
V9781843106357
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Julie Phillips
Julie Phillips is Head of Social Work at University College Northampton, having previously worked as a lecturer in social work at the School of Social Work, Leicester University, and as a senior lecturer at Coventry University. She has also worked as a qualified social worker and as a consultant.

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