{"product_id":"9781921961700","title":"The Getting of Wisdom: Text Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Getting of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic Australian novel of school days, a compelling and frank account of a young girl's coming of age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Getting of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1910 and has continued to  sell well. Germaine Greer's introduction, of course, makes this edition  even more appealing to the reader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Sexual tension tightens every page' writes Germaine Greer. 'The enduring truth is that \u003ci\u003eThe Getting of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is Richardson's only great book, precisely because the subject is, like the rest of us, ordinary, and therefore deeply important.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHenry Handel Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Melbourne in 1870. Richardson was sent to board at the Presbyterian Ladies College in 1883, an experience that provided material for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Getting of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1888, she travelled to Europe, married and settled in London. Richardson published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eMaurice Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1908. She made her only journey back to Australia in 1912 to complete her research for the trilogy that would become \u003ci\u003eThe Fortunes of Richard Mahony\u003c\/i\u003e. Her final novel \u003ci\u003eThe Young Cosima\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1939.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGermaine Greer\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known feminist and writer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Female Eunuch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaddy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Hardly Knew You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Change\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Race\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. She is professor of English and comparative studies at Warwick University, England.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003etextclassics.com.au\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Truly a great book.' \u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I have been reading your \u003ci\u003eGetting of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e with enormous admiration...Your little rag of a girl is a most adorable little beast.' H.G. Wells, letter to Henry Handel Richardson\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164356264176,"sku":"9781921961700","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921961700_p0.jpg?v=1763633037","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921961700","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}