"in 1901 Elizabeth Ingefell was five and her patriotic fervour was limited to a sybaritic admiration for the exotic accoutrements and plumes of those of her mother's acquaintances who had fought in South Africa
It could be said that the times suited Jolley's rise as a major Australian writer
subtly and not so subtly
and the great project of laying the telegraph system changed the face of the land
Illustrated by Rex Davies
Close Friends & Relatives by Bob Elsdale recreation "in 1901 Elizabeth Ingefell wasClose Friends & Relatives by Bob Elsdale Hachette Australia, 2008, ISBN 9780733623547, full page colour photographs throughout, decorated endpapers, two page frontispiece, hardcover, dustjacket Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket stuck in centre of front and back covers (water damage?), this is not obvious until you attempt to remove dustjacket, dustjacket shows a