AustLit

'The Introduction examines the historiography of the school story genre and the methodology and rationale behind the research undertaken for the MPhil thesis which provides the information included in this web site.

'The Bibliography lists every full-length Australian school story with full bibliographical details and with annotated entries discussing plots, themes and motifs with a biographical entry provided for each author. The history of the genre is examined in several article length pieces: A History of Australian School Stories; The School Story World; The School Story in Australian Literary Culture and The British School Story Tradition. A Motif Guide classifies the titles according to various categories: school types, story types, plot motifs, and characters. References & Links contains a list of useful references which were used in conducting the research'. Source: website's homepage.