With the publication of her novel, My Brilliant Career, in 1901, Miles Franklin became the darling of the Sydney literati. Great things were expected of the little girl from the bush. But five years later, nothing had eventuated; her talent, Miles thought, was barely recognised in Australia. In the hope of gaining greater writing opportunities, she shipped to Chicago where she became involved in social reform. It was hard work and ill paid, and though she bewailed the fact that it sapped her writing energy, she nonetheless felt a commitment to the cause such that she remained for almost a decade. In her spare time, though, she continued to write -- and not just prose. More and more she wrote for the theatre, attempting to push into a world of which she had always dreamed. Blessed with a beautiful singing voice, she had long desired to be on the stage. This was impossible, though; her voice, she believed, had been ruined by bad training in her youth. To write for the stage, then, though a poor substitute, was at least in the field of her original ideal. Miles' plays, though, are not remembered today, and are little thought of in scholarship, are considered, in fact, to have failed. This gives the false impression that they were always little thought of. Her correspondence, however, reveals that at least five of the plays were produced, indicating a certain level of success. Miles Franklin's theatrical work, then, is surely worthy of further examination. This thesis looks at five of the plays in the light of Miles' life and in the light of the society in which she found herself. In turn, it uses the plays to reveal something of the nature of the playwright herself and to show that Miles Franklin's theatrical writing did not fail as once thought. In addition, it provides a complete bibliography of the plays (inclusive of locations), lists the duplications as they appear under alternate titles and provides synopses of a large number. This will make up for a gap in Miles Franklin scholarship and will facilitate other scholars in accessing the plays. This thesis, then, is an introduction to a new facet of Miles Franklin scholarship.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2008. / Thesis directed by Michael P. Zuckert for the Department of Political Science. "April 2008." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 281-293).

Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Apr. 21, 2010). Advisor: Solon Victor Papacosma. Keywords: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, King Peter II, Hitler, Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Germany, World War II, Tito, Partisans, Mihailovic, Chetniks. Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-149).

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Ohio State University, 1957. / Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 383-387).

Thesis--Oulu University, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-224). Also issued online.

Thesis--University of Florida. / Description based on print version record. Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 376-388).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1938. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [263]-269).

Thesis (D.A.)--Illinois State University,1997. / Title from title page screen, viewed June 5, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Margaret S. Steffensen (chair), Douglas D. Hesse, Dana Harrington. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 320-332) and abstract. Also available in print.

ii, 83 p. Two print copies of this title are available through the UO Libraries under the following call numbers: SCA Archiv Theses M277; SCA OrColl F882.J14 M3 1964