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Richardson, Ethel Florence (Henry Handel) (1870–1946)

novelist and short story writer

Henry Handel Richardson, by Rupert Bunny, 1920s

Henry Handel Richardson, by Rupert Bunny, 1920s

National Library of Australia, 8136809

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Henry Handel Richardson, by Rupert Bunny, 1920s

Henry Handel Richardson, by Rupert Bunny, 1920s

National Library of Australia, 8136809

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Alternative Names
  • Richardson, Henry Handel
  • Robertson, Ethel
Birth

3 January, 1870
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

20 March, 1946 (aged 76)
Hastings, East Sussex, England

Cause of Death

cancer (not specified)

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