Like Sybylla Melvyn (the protagonist of My Brilliant Career), Franklin prioritized her career over romance, and she never married. She wrote more novels about the Australian bush under the pseudonym Brent of Bin Bin, and she was actively involved in Australia’s literary world. Miles Franklin, author of My Brilliant Career. The pain, the pain Boo, hoo' 'Come, come, now. In her time away from home, her patriotism and love of Australia grew, and she returned to Australia in 1932. My Brilliant Career - Chapter I My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin Previous Chapter Next Chapter Chapter I I Remember, I Remember 'Boo, hoo Ow, ow Oh oh Mell die. In 1915, she moved to England, where she continued to write. For the next several years, Franklin worked as a secretary and assisted in philanthropic efforts. As a young woman, she worked as a nurse and a housemaid until moving to the United States in 1906. About the Author Miles Franklin was born in central New South Wales, in 1879. Her family could not afford an extensive education, but Franklin nevertheless took an interest in literature and writing, and she published My Brilliant Career when she was only 22. Written with all the high spirits of youth, My Brilliant Career is the unforgettable tale of Sybylla Melvin, a headstrong country girlpassionate, endearing, stubborn, honestand her fraught journey from rags to riches to rags. Her family moved around during her childhood and early adulthood, losing more and more money until they finally settled in a suburb of Sydney in 1915. Like the protagonist of her novel My Brilliant Career, Miles Franklin was the daughter of an Australian landowner and a descendant of aristocrats.

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