Isabel Mary Mitchell Explained
Isabel Mary Mitchell (1893–1973)[1] was an Australian known for her services to literature.[2] She went blind in the 1940s and wrote about this in "Uncharted country [braille] : aspects of life in blindness."[3] She wrote eight novels after losing her sight through the use of dictaphone and typewriter.[4]
Mitchell also wrote three detective novels under the name Josephine Plain.[5] The Secret of the Sandbank was first published in the Melbourne afternoon daily newspaper The Herald in instalments.[6]
Mitchell was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1970 for service to literature.[7]
Family
She was the daughter of Edward Fancourt Mitchell.[8] She was the sister of Janet Charlotte Mitchell and Agnes Eliza Fraser Mitchell, who wrote as Nancy Adams.[9]
Notes and References
- http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-isabel-mary-7605 Australian Dictionary of Biography
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44999/supplement/22/data.pdf SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, IST JANUARY 1970
- http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10409861?selectedversion=NBD4730686 National Library of Australia Trove
- https://dcmp.org/public_content/ai/265/ Described and Captioned Media Program
- Book: Pseudonyms. Joseph F. Clarke. BCA. 1977. 133.
- News: NEW THRILLING DETECTIVE STORY -- FIRST INSTALMENT BEGINS TODAY . . 17,465 . Victoria, Australia . 6 May 1933 . 11 September 2018 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
- Australia list:
- http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-sir-edward-fancourt-7603/text13281 Australian Dictionary of Biography for Edward Fancourt Mitchell
- Web site: Nancy Adams . 2023-03-29 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.