Although it was written by 1904, this novel remained unpublished until 1946 while its author published under the pseudonym “Brent of Bin Bin.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this sequel narrated by Sybylla Melvyn. The introduction to this novel, addressed “to all young Australian writers,” claims that it was planned as a “corrective” to a 1901 novel that was taken with more literalness than its author expected.
ANSWER: My Career Goes Bung
[10m] This author wrote My Career Goes Bung as a sequel to her first novel, My Brilliant Career. Jennifer Down is the most recent winner of a prestigious Australian literary prize named for this woman.
ANSWER: Miles Franklin [or Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin; accept the Miles Franklin Award]
[10e] In My Career Goes Bung, Sybylla Melvyn has an affair with a thinly-fictionalized version of this poet. This poet described a “jolly swagman” who steals a “jumbuck” in the bush ballad “Waltzing Matilda.”
ANSWER: Banjo Paterson
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