In an era when fiction was supposed to be about ‘good’ children, Ethel Turner dared to make her seven Aussie children naughty, getting into constant scrapes and sometimes getting away with them. In 1994 this was the only book by an Australian author to have been continuously in print for 100 years. Discover why Seven Little Australians is such a beloved classic.
A few years ago, ‘Woodlands’, the Killara house that was once home to Ethel Turner, and where she wrote her classic novel came up for sale. I was just thrilled to be invited there recently to meet with the new owners and to hear their plans. I’ll tell you about it during this Zoom talk. It’s very exciting!
There are limited seats available to join my Tea with a Book Addict group on Zoom for a 60 minute talk, followed a group chat about the author and the book.
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Visit colonial NSW with me on Zoom on Sunday 16 May 2021, 4.00 pm Australian Eastern Time (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra) for a 60 minute Zoom talk – Just A$15 – ORDER HERE.
Zoom attendees also receive the video talk free.
Seven Little Australians was set in Sydney in the 1880s. Yet the lessons of the novel are as relevant today as when the book first appeared. What do the Woolcots learn? And what do we learn as readers? Revisit and celebrate this fabulous Australian novel and learn about the remarkable woman who wrote it. Read more about this talk here.
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Jenny ONeill
Does anyone know why the film of the Seven Little Australians is not on TV any more? It was an excellent program for children.
Susannah Fullerton
I think you can buy the DVD.
Serene
If you can’t find the dvd, I just googled it, and it comes up on Daily Motion (similar to YouTube I guess), with eight episodes…
Susannah Fullerton
Many thanks for that helpful information.