Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Christina Stead
Born: July 17, 1902
Died: March 31, 1983 (aged 80)
Bio: Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations. Christina Stead was a committed Marxist, although she was never a member of the Communist Party.
Known for:
- The Man Who Loved Children (1940)
- Letty Fox: Her Luck (1946)
- For Love Alone (1944)
- House of All Nations (1938)
- Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934)
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