Richardson, Henry Handel (Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson), — The Getting of Wisdom.

San Francisco, CA, Mercury House, (1993). 1st ptg thus. VG in VG DJ. Owner inscription fep. Richardson examines trials of a young girl learning conformity in an all girl school in Melbourne. Marks the beginning of the modern novel as it moves away from the structure & themes of the 19th century. Study of a young woman's struggle against a system contriving to limit her potential anticipates later feminist fiction.