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![]() They are full of interest & humour & this edition is enhanced by the lovely line drawings by Norman Lindsay. The letters in this book are mostly written to Rachel’s sister, Etta & her husband, Mr Boyce, back home in England. She knew what to expect & her letters reflect her excitement at seeing her siblings again & her willingness to do whatever was needed to make life as comfortable as possible. Rachel’s second trip to Australia was different. When she left Australia, Rachel realised how much she missed Biddulph & her sisters & knew that if she returned, she would need to have a different frame of mind. There’s a difference in tone between Rachel’s letters home on her first trip & the second trip in 1856. Rachel missed England & hated the hot summer weather & so she returned home. ![]() In 1854, Rachel left her sheltered middle-class life to go out to Australia to join her brother, Biddulph, & sisters Amy & Annie. She was the eldest of five children & both her parents had died by the time she was 19. Rachel Henning was born in England in 1826. ![]()
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