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Dark, Eleanor (1901 - 1985)

Born
26 August 1901
Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
September 1985
Occupation
Novelist
Alternative Names
  • O'Rane, Patricia (pseudonym)
  • O'Reilly, Eleanor (maiden name)
  • O'Reilly, Pixie (pseudonym)

Summary

Eleanor Dark wrote for the Australian Women's Mirror and the Bulletin under the pseudonym of 'P.O'R': Pixie O'Reilly or Patricia O'Rane. Under her married name, she published Slow Dawning (1932), Prelude to Christopher (1934), Return to Coolami (1936), Sun Across the Sky (1937), Waterway (1938), The Timeless Land (1941), The Little Company (1945), Storm of Time (1948) and No Barrier (1953).

Published resources

Books

  • Dark, Eleanor, Slow Dawning, J. Long, London, 1932, 288 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, Return to Coolami, Collins, London, 1935, 319 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, Prelude to Christopher, 2 edn, Collins, London, 1936, 319 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, Sun Across the Sky, Macmillan, New York, 1937, 336 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, Waterway, Collins, London, 1938, 445 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, The Little Company, Collins, Sydney, 1945, 319 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, The Timeless Land, Collins, London, 1946, 447 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, Storm of Time, Collins, London, 1948, 590 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, No Barrier, Collins, London, 1953, 384 pp. Details
  • Dark, Eleanor, Lantana Lane, Collins, London, 1959, 254 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Modjeska, Drusilla, 'Eleanor Dark: Retrospective', Refractory Girl (Sydney), no. 29, 1986. Details

Online Resources

See also

Barbara Lemon

Created: 29 September 2008, Last modified: 27 October 2008

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