A character in this novel hits a man in the face with a riding whip despite having agreed to marry him, then only accepts a ring from him with the condition of a three-month probationary period.
After the success of this novel, its author wrote a number of works under the unusual pseudonym "Brent of Bin Bin". A character in this novel hits a man in the face with a riding whip despite having agreed to marry him, then only accepts a ring from him with the condition of a three-month probationary period. The protagonist of this novel is distressed by the dirtiness of Barney's Gap, where she serves as a governess to the M'Swat family. Its main character rejects proposals from Everard Grey, Frank Hawden, and her one true love, Harold Beecham. Followed forty-five years later by a sequel in which the title thing "goes bung", this novel was published with the aid of the poet Henry Lawson, and its success allowed the author to fund a prize that was first won by Patrick White. For 10 points, name this novel titled for Sybylla Melvyn's dreams of being a writer, the most famous novel by the Australian woman Miles Franklin.
After the success of this novel, its author wrote a number of works under the unusual pseudonym "Brent of Bin Bin".
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