No Tags for this person

Add a tag


Separate multiple tags with a semicolon test cricket; Perth (WA)

Franklin, Miles (1879-1954)

Also known as
Brent of Bin BinFranklin, MilesFranklin, Stella Marian Sarah MilesL'Artsau, Mr and Mrs Ogniblat
Franklin, Stella Maria (1879-1954)
Franklin, Stella Maria Miles Lampe (1879-1954)
Franklin, Stella Maria Sarah Miles (1879-1954)
Occupation
feminist; literary scholar; novelist
Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-471686

Biographies

Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

FRANKLIN, STELLA MARIA (MARIAN) SARAH MILES (1879-1954), writer, was born on 14 October 1879 at Talbingo, New South Wales, eldest child of native-born parents John Maurice Franklin, of Brindabella station, and his wife Margaret Susannah Helena, née Lampe, who was the great-granddaughter of Edward Miles (or Moyle) who had arrived with the First Fleet in the Scarborough with a seven years sentence for theft. Childhood at Brindabella (1963) illuminates Stella's first decade amongst pioneering families of the Monaro. She was educated at home and at Thornford Public School after 1889, when her family moved to Stillwater, an unrewarding small holding near Goulburn. About 1902 the family took up unspecified farming enterprises at Cranebrook, near Penrith, and later at Chesterfield, and finally by 1915, giving up the land altogether, went to the modest south-west Sydney suburb of Carlton: her much diminished inheritance.

View the full record at Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

Australian Women's Register

Miles Franklin’s place in Australian literary history was assured when on her death in 1954, she made provision for an award for Australian literature. The Miles Franklin Award is the most prestigious for an Australian author to receive. Although she spent almost twenty-four years away from Australia, working mainly in Chicago and London, she was committed to pursuing the notion of the unique Australian perspective in literature. Despite her early success with the publication of 'My Brilliant Career' in 1901, she struggled to gain the recognition she believed she was capable of achieving. Nevertheless on her return to Australia in 1932 she entered the Sydney literary scene enthusiastically and had many of her works published.

Miles Franklin, the eldest child of John Maurice Franklin and Margaret Susannah Helena, nee Lampe, was educated at home and after 1889 at Thornford Public School, when the family moved to Stillwater. They later moved to Cranebrook near Penrith in 1902. After working as a governess in 1897, Miles Franklin, completed her first novel 'My Brilliant Career' in 1899. It was published in London in 1901 after being rejected for publication in Australia. Writing was her means to independence and she left for the United States of America in 1906. She spent nine years working in Chicago for the National Women's Trade Union League with fellow Australian Alice Henry. She continued to pursue her writing career.

She moved to London in 1915, worked briefly at a creche run by Margaret McMillan in Deptford, as a cook, as a volunteer in Macedonia with the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service, and as a secretary. She remained in London until 1927, but visited Australia in 1923-1924 and again in 1927. She returned to London in 1930 in search of publishers, but settled in Australia permanently in 1932 after her father's death in 1931. During this period she wrote under the pseudonym 'Brent of Bin Bin'.

Despite the demands of her ageing mother, Miles Franklin became a major personality on the Sydney literary scene, supporting new publications and fellowships for Australian writers. She maintained her commitment to an Australian literature until her death.

Her published works include: #xA; My Brilliant career (1901)#xA; Some everyday folk and Dawn (Edinburgh,1909)#xA; The net of circumstance ( London 1915)#xA; Prelude to waking#xA; Old Blastus of Bandicoot ( London 1931)#xA; Bring that monkey#xA; All that swagger#xA; My career goes bung

View the full record at Australian Women's Register

Libraries Australia

For works of this author written under a pseudonym, see Brent of Bin Bin, 1879-1954.

View the full record at Libraries Australia

Related people and organisations

Resources for Miles Franklin

Selected resources (28)

Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

  1. 'Franklin, Stella Maria Sarah Miles (1879 - 1954)' - Australian Dictionary of Biography
    J. I. Roe
    [1981]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
    Series: Volume 8
    pp 574-576.

Australian Women's Register

  1. Franklin, Stella Maria Sarah Miles (1879 - 1954)
    Roe, J.I.
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
  2. Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography
    Joe, Jill
    [2008]
    Published: Harper Collins, Australia
  3. Back to Bool Bool: a ramiparous novel with several prominent characters and a hantle of others disposed as the atolls of Oceania's archipelagoes/ by Brent of Bin Bin
    Franklin, Miles
    [1956]
    Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
  4. All that swagger
    Franklin, Miles
    [1936]
    Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
  5. Childhood at Brindabella: my first ten years
    Franklin, Miles
    [1963]
    Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
  6. My brilliant career
    Franklin, Miles
    [1902]
    Published: William Blackwood & Sons, London
  7. My brilliant career; My career goes bung
    Franklin, Miles
    [2004]
    Published: Harper Collins, Pymble, N S W
  8. The diaries of Miles Franklin
    Brunton, Paul
    [2004]
    Published: Allen & Unwin in association with State Library of NSW, Crows Nest NSW
  9. Bring the monkey : a light novel
    Franklin, Miles
    [1933]
    Published: Endeavour Press, Sydney
  10. Cockatoos/ by Brent of Bin Bin
    Franklin, Miles
    Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
  11. My congenials: Miles Franklin & friends in letters
    Roe, Jill
    [1993]
    Published: Angus & Robertson in association with State Library of New South Wales, Pymble, NSW
  12. Laughter, not for a cage : notes on Australian writing, with biographical emphasis on the struggles, function, and achievements of the novel in three half-centuries
    Franklin, Miles
    [1956]
    Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
  13. Old Blastus of Bandicoot: opuscule on a pioneer tufted with ragged rhymes
    Franklin, Miles
    [1931]
    Published: Cecil Palmer, London
  14. Guide to the papers and books of Miles Franklin in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
    [1980]
    Published: Library Council of New South Wales, Sydney
  15. The Complete Book of Great Australian Women: Thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia
    De Vries, Susanna
    [2003]
    Published: HarperCollins, Sydney
  16. 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology
    Radi, Heather
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press, Sydney
  17. Yarn spinners : a story in letters, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, Miles Franklin
    North, Marilla
    [2001]
    Published: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Qld
  18. Jean Devanney: Romantic Revolutiony
    Ferrier, Carole
    [1999]
    Published: Melbourne University Press, Melbourne
  19. Miles Franklin - Papers, 1841-1954
    [Textual Records and Photographs : 1841 - 1954]
    The collection comprises personal and literary papers of Miles Franklin. Personal papers include diaries and notebooks and an extensive collection of correspondence. Literary papers include manuscripts and publishing papers of Miles Franklin, as well as literary papers of Mary Fullerton. The collection also includes family papers of the Franklin and Lampe families and papers received from the estates of Alice Henry and Mary Fullerton. It is a very large collection of 116 vols, 14 boxes, 3 folders. Some of the collection has been preserved on microfilm. The following 74 manuscript volumes/boxes have been copied onto preservation microfilm and will be issued in place of the originals: MLMSS 364/2-42, 44-55, 59-60, 62-67, 76-77, 80-81, 83-84, 86-88, 92, 113X-115. For further details of reel numbers, please consult staff at the Mitchell Library Information Desk. The following 49 original volumes/boxes are unfilmed and may be issued: MLMSS 364/43, 56-58, 61, 68-75, 78-79, 82, 85, 89-91, 93-112, 116-124. There is a detailed index at MLMss 364/1 There is also an on-line finding guide accessible at : http://findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/cgi-bin/nph-dweb/dynaweb/findaid/franklin1/@Generic__BookView;cs=default;ts=default
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    MLMSS 364
  20. Miles Franklin - The Book of the Waratah Cup, 1902-1908, 1944-1954
    [1902 - 1954]
    Autograph book known as Miles Franklin's Waratah Book. The book has been used from both ends. One cover is embossed 'Writing Album'. The other cover is inscribed ' The Book of the Waratah Cup".
    1 album
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    R 230c
  21. Miles Franklin - papers, 1841-1954
    [manuscript, Photographs, Printed material : 1841 - 1954]
    The collection comprises personal and literary papers of Miles Franklin. Personal papers include diaries and notebooks and an extensive collection of correspondence. Literary papers include manuscripts and publishing papers of Miles Franklin, as well as literary papers of Mary Fullerton. The collection also includes family papers of the Franklin and Lampe families and papers received from the estates of Alice Henry and Mary Fullerton.
    6.55 m, 116 volumes
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    MLMSS 364
  22. Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954 papers, mainly literary manuscripts
    [1900 - 1954]
    A. Novels, mostly unpublished, 190- - 1949 B. Short stories and sketches, 1905-1954 C. Plays, mostly unpublished, 1908-c.1952. Include Call up your ghosts, c.1945, written with Dymphna Cusack, and Tom Collins at Runnymede. D. Film scenarios, 1920-c.1925 E. Verse, n.d. F. Joseph Furphy, c.1940, written in consultation with Kate Baker G. Laughter not for a cage. 1951-1954 H. Essays and articles, c.1939-c.1946 Include articles on Joseph Furphy, c.1939-1946. I. Talks, c.1937-c.1951. Include talks given on Joseph Furphy, 1940-c.1945, and Rose Scott, 1951. J. Miscellaneous papers, c.1901-c.1954 K. Papers collected, c.1902-1951. Include notes on Tennyson by Joseph Furphy and verse, c.1902-1951, including poems by Mary Fullerton, Ray Mathew, 1951, Rose Scott, 1902, Ian Mudie.
    33 volumes
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    ML MSS 445
  23. Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954, papers collected by Bruce Sutherland
    [1903 - 1956]
    I. Correspondence, 1949-1956: A. Correspondence of Miles Franklin, 1949-1954, with various literary people in America. B. Correspondence of Bruce Sutherland, 1954-1956, re Miles Franklin. II. Papers re National Women's Trade Union League of America, 1903-1950: A. History and proceedings of the League, 1903-1950. B. Life and Labor, publication of the League, 1910-1915. III. Miscellaneous papers, including biographical notes about Miles Franklin, 1879-1919.
    1 box
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    ML MSS 1128
  24. Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954, papers
    [1877 - 1954]
    (1) An album containing Christmas and New Year cards. (2) 3 folders of typewritten drafts of stories by "Brent of Bin Bin". (3) Album containing postcards, some overseas, some of Australian country towns, especially Tumut, some Lampe family photographs.
    0.3 m, 2 volumes
    National Library of Australia, Manuscript Section
    MS 477
  25. Franklin Miles, 1879-1954, papers
    [Photocopies, Photographs : 1887 - 1931]
    1. Six exercise books containing a handwritten draft of the novel "Old Blastus of Bandicoot". 2. Typewritten draft of "Old Blastus of Bandicoot: a play in three acts". 3. Photocopies of press cuttings concerning early settlers of the Monaro Diistrict. Also includes photographs, Brindabella Visitors' Book, 1887; publications (2 boxes) including mostly works by and about Miles Franklin, some are autograph copies and some contain newsclippings and correspondence.
    4.8 m, 3 boxes
    National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
    MS 681
  26. Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954, correspondence and literary papers
    [Microfilm : 1887 - 1954]
    Literary notebooks, 1934-c1948 (15 v.) -- General correspondence and correspondence with Joseph Furphy, Mary Fullerton, C. Hartley Gratton, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James -- Family correspondence: Barton-Cotteril, Franklin Family, Graham-Lampe, Maxwell-Wilkinson -- Novel: Within a footstep of the goal, 1896 -- Novels: Incomplete drafts and notes for various novels, [c189-]-[19--] -- Novels, For sale to the highest bidder, 1896 -- Short stories, [189-]-1901 -- Plays, 1945-[195-] and verse, 1897-1940 -- Research materials re Catherine Helen Spence, 1853-1939 --Papers re Joseph Furphy, 189?-1907 --Joseph Furphy research material, 1867-1939 --Novels, 1899-193-: My brilliant career, Some everyday folk and Dawn, Old Blastus of Bandicoot -- Various published and unpublished novels and sketches -- Brent of Bin Bin novels and stories; Personal correspondece and papers, 1929-53 -- Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1841-1950; Family papers.
    55 v.
    National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
    Mfm G 247427-27477
  27. National Council of Women of New South Wales - further records, ca. 1895-2004
    [1895 - 2004]
    material concerning the Centenary year, 1996; Captain Cook Bi-centennial celebrations, 1970; minute books; newsletters; annual reports; photographs including Rose Scott, Lady Windeyer, Miles Franklin, Dame Mary Gilmore, Margaret Windeyer; balance sheets; booklets; seminars and papers; reports and letters; audio tapes; video tapes; newscuttings.
    12 boxes
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    Original : MLMSS
  28. Florence James - Papers
    [1890 - 1993]
    The collection comprises 20 manuscript record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record. Diaries, 1931-1993 Correspondence with her family, 1916-1992 Correspondence with personal and literary friends, 1928-1992 Publishing correspondence and related material, 1951-1993 Papers concerning the novel 'Four winds and a family', 1946-1953, 1963-1974 Papers concerning the novel 'Jungfrau' by Dymphna Cusack, 1989 Papers concerning the novel 'Come in spinner', 1947-1992 Papers concerning the television mini-series 'Come in spinner', 1980-1993 Papers concerning books about Australia and New Zealand which Florence James was commissioned to write (not published), 1963-1992 Papers concerning her work as an editor and journalist, 1940-1991, nd Papers concerning literature, writing method and talks about literature, 1947-1992 Papers concerning International PEN and Australian Society of Authors, 1955-1981 Travel diaries and related papers, 1934-1987 Papers concerning Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), ca.1960-1991 Legal and financial records, 1934-1992 Miscellaneous papers, 1951, 1972-1990 Personal documents and papers concerning family history, 1890-1993 Photographs, 1929-1991 Printed material, 1921-1990 Oral history tapes, 1991
    6.63 m, 51 boxes
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    MLMSS 5877

Resources By Miles Franklin (97)

  1. My congenials : Miles Franklin & friends in letters / edited by Jill Roe
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 1993]
  2. The diaries of Miles Franklin / edited by Paul Brunton
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 2004]
  3. Childhood at Brindabella : my first ten years / [by] Miles Franklin
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book, Audio book : 1963-2003]
  4. A gregarious culture : topical writings of Miles Franklin / collected and introduced, with annotations, by Jillian Roe and Margaret Bettison
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 2001]
  5. Cockatoos : a story of youth and exodists / by Brent of Bin Bin
    Brent of Bin Bin, 1879-1954
    [Book : 1954-1980]
  6. My brilliant career Margaret Fink Films
    Margaret Fink Films
    [Video : 1979-2006]
  7. Yarn spinners : a story in letters, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, Miles Franklin / edited by Marilla North
    Cusack, Dymphna
    [Book : 2001]
  8. My brilliant career : the screenplay / Eleanor Witcombe
    Witcombe, Eleanor, 1923-
    [Book : 1992]
  9. All that swagger / by Miles Franklin
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 1936-1990]
  10. My brilliant career / Miles Franklin
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book, Audio book : 1900-2010]

More...

Resources About Miles Franklin (110)

  1. My congenials : Miles Franklin & friends in letters / edited by Jill Roe
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 1993]
  2. The diaries of Miles Franklin / edited by Paul Brunton
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 2004]
  3. Childhood at Brindabella : my first ten years / [by] Miles Franklin
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book, Audio book : 1963-2003]
  4. A gregarious culture : topical writings of Miles Franklin / collected and introduced, with annotations, by Jillian Roe and Margaret Bettison
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book : 2001]
  5. Miles Franklin in America : her unknown (brilliant) career / Verna Coleman
    Coleman, Verna
    [Book : 1981]
  6. Cockatoos : a story of youth and exodists / by Brent of Bin Bin
    Brent of Bin Bin, 1879-1954
    [Book : 1954-1980]
  7. My brilliant career Margaret Fink Films
    Margaret Fink Films
    [Video : 1979-2006]
  8. Miles Franklin : her brilliant career / Colin Roderick
    Roderick, Colin, 1911-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1982-1998]
  9. Yarn spinners : a story in letters, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, Miles Franklin / edited by Marilla North
    Cusack, Dymphna
    [Book : 2001]
  10. Miles Franklin the story of a famous Australian / Marjorie Barnard
    Barnard, Marjorie, 1897-1987
    [Book, Audio book : 1988-1991]

More...

No Comments for this person

Add a comment



Australian newspapers (1803 – 1954)

No results

Minimise
  1. Franklin, Miles (1879-1954)
    feminist; literary scholar; novelist
  2. Brent of Bin Bin (1879-1954)
  3. Fullerton, Mary E., (Mary Eliza) (1868-1946)
    anti-conscriptionist; autobiographer/memoirist; feminist; labour party organiser; novelist; poet; short story writer; women's suffragist
  1. Website: State Library of New South Wales [website]
    www.sl.nsw.gov.au
    Matching pages:
    View 6 matching archived pages
  2. Website: Centenary of Federation play kit
    www.historysmiths.com.au
    Matching pages:
  3. Website: Australian Women's Archives Project
    www.womenaustralia.info
    Matching pages:
    View 35 matching archived pages

Maps

No results

Minimise
  1. Photographs of Miles Franklin, c. 1...
    [Photograph : 1879-1954]
  2. [Sampler made by Miles Franklin] [M...
    Franklin, Miles...
    [Poster, chart, other : 1890]
  3. [The white feather, portrait of Mil...
    O'Harris, Pixie...
    [Art work : 1900]
  4. Miles Franklin photographs and post...
    [Poster, chart, other : 1879-1954]
  5. Portrait of Miles Franklin Marie Mc...
    McNiven, Marie
    [Art work : 1945]
  6. Miles Franklin Parker Studios
    [Photograph : 1940]
  1. Childhood at Brindabella : my first ten years / [by] Miles Franklin
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book, Audio book : 1963-2003]
  2. My brilliant career / Miles Franklin
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book, Audio book : 1900-2010]
  3. My brilliant career Margaret Fink Films
    Margaret Fink Films
    [Video : 1979-2006]
  4. On Dearborn Street / Miles Franklin ; with an introduction by Roy Duncan
    Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954
    [Book, Audio book : 1981-1989]