Henry Handel Richardson 
Australia Felix (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

Published in 1917, this was the first volume in Richardson’s trilogy,
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony.  Dr. Richard Townshend-Mahony—a character based on Richardson’s father—has come to Australia in search of gold, but finds instead love, marriage, and disillusionment. 

Sobre el autor

Henry Handel Richardson (1870-1946), born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, was an Australian novelist and women’s rights activist.  Her literary reputation rests on The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, an acclaimed trilogy comprising the novels Australia Felix (1917), The Way Home (1925), and Ultima Thule (1929).