On Dearborn Street

by Miles Franklin

Cavarley, a young architect, describes his courtship of Sybyl, an independent woman suspicious of both men and marriage

Genres: Fiction

219 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1982

About the author

Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin was born in 1879 in rural New South Wales. My Brilliant Career , her first novel, was published to much excitement and acclaim. She moved to Sydney where she became involved in feminist and literary circles and then onto the United States of America in 1907.

She was committed to the development of a uniquely Australian form of literature, and she actively pursued this goal by supporting writers, literary journals, and organisations of writers. She has had a long-lasting impact on Australian literary life through her endowment of a major literary award known as the Miles Franklin Award.

Reviews

[Nikki Balzer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book a drawn out read. i kept waiting for it to improve, but no it just kept rehashing the same theme. can't say I'd recommend this to most of my friends. maybe I was missing something as it supposed quite literary.

[T J · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is much better than My Brilliant Career. The narrator here is male--a friend of Sybella. The reader "learns" that Sybyl of My Brilliant Career is the creation of Sybella, an interesting multitalented, independent woman working in Chicago, at this point in her life.

[Chris Waterford · Rating 3 out of 5]

A similar theme to "My Brilliant Career" but not as polished or as easy to read. There is also a strong American influence (words and phrases) which made the story somewhat clunky (for me).
6/10