Stead, Christina, 1902-1983

Novelist. Christina Stead is the author of "The man who loved children" (1940) and other books. Thistle Harris (1902-1990) was a botanical writer, landscape designer and photographer. In 1951 she married David Stead, father of Christina Stead.

From the description of Letters to Thistle Harris [manuscript]. 1939-1942. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825756

Christina Stead was born and educated in Australia, but spent most of her life abroad. During the 1930s she began having novels published, with her acknowledged masterpiece, The man who loved children, being released in 1940. Despite critical acclaim she did not win a more general following until the mid 1960s. In 1974 she returned to Australia, making it her home for the first time since 1928.

From the description of Papers of Christina Stead [manuscript]. 1919-1996. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225673663

Australian author of novels, short stories, and travel/exploration; b. Christina Ellen Stead; d. 1983.

From the description of Christina Stead collection, 1951-1976. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969816

Australian author. See "The Oxford companion to Australian literature", p. 645.

From the description of Letters by Christina Stead to Margaret Hanks [manuscript]. 1938-1982. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225840583

Christina Stead was born on 17 July, 1902 in Sydney, was educated in Australia but spent most of her life abroad. Her novels first began to be published in 1934. She returned to Australia to live in 1974.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1913-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225844054

Writer who had published a number of books including "Seven poor men of Sydney", "The man who loved children" and "For love alone". See "Oxford companion to Australian literature", p. 645-647.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1946-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225846934

Born in Australia, novelist Christina Stead lived most of her life in Europe and America. The reputation of her work has grown steadily from humble beginnings, and she is currently recognized as one of Australia's finest 20th century novelists. Despite her travels, her work retains much of Australia, and she returned to her native land permanently in 1974.

From the description of Christina Stead letters to Richard Kopley, 1972. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50564379

Novelist and short-story writer. Christina Ellen Stead was born in Sydney on 17 July 1902, the daughter of the naturalist David Stead. She was educated at Bexley Public School, St. George High School (Kogarah), Sydney Girls' School and Sydney Teachers' College, where she graduated in 1921. Stead worked as a teacher until 1924 and in office work until her departure from Australia in 1928. Stead lived most of her life abroad, mainly in London between 1928-1929 and 1953-1968, and Paris, 1929-1933, where she worked as a secretary and translator and in the United States of America, 1935-1947. During the 1930s Stead began writing novels. The Salzburg tales and Seven poor men of Sydney were published in 1934 and her highly praised novel The man who loved children appeared in 1940. Despite critical acclaim she did not win a more general following in Australia until the mid 1960s. After the death of her partner William Blake, Stead returned briefly to Australia in 1969 as writer-in-residence at the Australian National University. In 1974 she returned permanently to Australia, receiving the inaugural Patrick White Award in the same year. Stead died in Sydney on 31 March 1983.

From the description of Letters of Christina Stead written to Pauline Nestor, 1975-1976 [manuscript]. [1975-1976] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 647957989

Author Christina Stead was born and educated in Australia, but spent most of her life abroad. Her acknowledged masterpiece is 'The man who loved children', published in 1940. Despite critical acclaim she did not win a more general following in Australia until the mid-1960s. In 1974 she returned to Australia, making it her home for the first time since 1928. Edith Anderson (1915-1999) was also an author. She left America for Berlin in 1947 to join her German husband, Max Schroeder, a poet, political activist and editor-in-chief of Aufbau Press.

From the description of Notebook and letter by Christina Stead to Edith Anderson, [ca.1949-1951] [manuscript]. [ca.1949-1951] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 271724325

Author Christina Stead was born and educated in Australia, but spent most of her life abroad. Her acknowledged masterpiece is 'The man who loved children', published in 1940. Despite critical acclaim she did not win a more general following in Australia until the mid-1960s. In 1974 she returned to Australia, making it her home for the first time since 1928.

From the description of Letters and typescript, 1969-1970 [manuscript]. 1969-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277182408

From the description of Papers of Christina Stead [manuscript]. 1916-1990. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223223458

Christina Stead spent most of her writing life in England and the United States. She is best known for her novels The Man Who Loved Children (1940) and For Love Alone (1944).

From the description of Literary manuscript [manuscript]. 1973. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225841944

Author Christina Stead was born and educated in Australia, but spent most of her life abroad. Her most well known work is 'The man who loved children', published in 1940. In 1974 she returned to Australia, making it her home for the first time since 1928.

From the description of Letters from Christina Stead to Michael Wilding, 1970-1978 [manuscript]. [1970-1978] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277138767