Maie Casey: An Australian Story 1837-1907 by Maie Casey

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top foredge. Sticky tape stains on front and back endpages. Front page has been clipped presumably to remove ownership details. Faint marks on title page. Dust jacket has marks on front and back. Wear to top spine. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a protective cover. Body text and binding are still very good.

Maie Casey (1892-1983) tells the story of four generations of Australian families as they settle into a new environment: a personal picture of the years 1837-1907, lived by people of British stock 12,000 miles from their roots.

Bringing their traditions and way of life with them, they gradually adapted themselves to new and strange surroundings. It was not long before the Australian setting became their real life and the British background a romantic memory.

Lady Casey's book comes partly from memory, partly from the records of her many-sided, talented family. Each generation has raised an artist, and also professional and public-spirited men who helped shape Australia. She herself combines these two strengths in a dynamic personality that happily bestrides the world and maintains a full life in both England and Australia. Air pilot, artist and writer, she is married to another 4th generation Australia, whose distinguished career has taken the Caseys to live in many parts of the world.