Anderson, Ethel Mason (1883–1958)
Anderson, Ethel Mason (1883–1958)
Australian author. Born 1883 in Leamington, England; died in 1958; grew up in Australia; dau. of Cyrus and Louise (Scroggie) Mason (both Australian); m. A.T. Anderson (British army officer), 1904.
With husband, lived in England and India for 22 years (1904–26), before returning to Australia (1926); though she considered herself a poet, is most respected for her stories and essays of experiences in India; also an artist, helped paint several frescoes in Australian churches; writings include Squatter's Luck (1942), Adventures in Appleshire (1944), Timeless Garden (1945), Sunday at Yarralumla (1947), Indian Tales (1948), At Paramatta (1956), and The Little Ghosts (1957).
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