Too Far Everywhere: The Romantic Heroine in Nineteenth-Century Australia

by Fiona Giles

The deliberate exclusion of women's romances resulted in the development of an Australian culture based on a masculine bush ethos. In recovering previously neglected women's texts, Giles argues for a more inclusive and heterogeneous view.

236 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Fiona Giles is an Australian scholar and feminist, currently teaching in the Deptartment of Media Studies and Communication at Sydney University. She is also a freelance writer recently published in The Bulletin; Meanjin; Australian Way; Australian Author; and HQ. She has regular media appearances on 'Beauty and the Beast' for Foxtel and Channel 10.

Fiona is the author of Chick For A Day, Dick For A Day, Melanie , From The Verandah and Too Far Everywhere: The Romantic Heroine in 19th Century Australia

She lives in Sydney with her partner and two sons.