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Liston, Ellen (1838 - 1885)

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Born
1838
London, England
Died
1885
South Australia, Australia

Summary

Liston was born in England, migrating with her family to Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of twelve. The family built a house in Parkside, Idsworth Cottage. After her parents died in 1863, Liston left Adelaide to become a governess at Nickerloo station on the Eyre Peninsula; a fondly-remembered woman, the coastal township of Elliston is named after her. Liston gained a reputation as a fine horsewoman; during this time, she also began to write and publish. Returning to Adelaide, she later trained to be a teacher and then worked as a telegraphist in the city's GPO and in several outlying country towns. She is the author of The Stauntons, serialised in the Adelaide Observer in 1871, and Auckland Marston: An Australian Story, serialised in the Melbourne Leader from November 1879 to February1880. A collection of her short fiction, including 'Cousin Lucy's Story', was published by Hassell Press in Adelaide in 1936 under the title Pioneers: Stories.

Published resources

Books

  • Liston, Ellen, Pioneers: stories, E.A. Harwood, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, 190 pp. Details

Poems

  • Liston, Ellen, 'To a Summer Baby', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 80. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'A Cloudy Day', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 85. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Grandmother's Musings', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 8. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Truth and Love', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 30. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Fancies', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 52-53. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Mid-Life', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 67. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'A Tumble', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 80. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Gone', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 98. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Year's End', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, p. 116. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'The Fire King', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 137-138. Details

Short Stories

  • Liston, Ellen, '"Doctor"', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 54-66. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'My Neighbour's Mystery', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 1-7. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'What They Would Do With It', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers: stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 169-177. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Our Domestic Helps', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 162-168. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Louey and I', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 9-29. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Wooden Reunions', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 156-161. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'The Magic Chestnuts', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 81-84. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Our Baggage-Mule', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 139-155. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'In Memorium: A Sister's Story', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 99-115. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'How a Woman Kept Her Promise', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 68-79. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Tread Upon Roses, But Forget Me Not', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 117-136. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Cousin Lucy's Story', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers: stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 178-191. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Lartius', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 86-97. Details
  • Liston, Ellen, 'Effie's Sermon', in E.A. Harwood (ed.), Pioneers : stories, Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1936, pp. 31-51. Details

Created: 1 May 2008, Last modified: 10 June 2015