Barbara Baynton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Barbara Baynton

Australian writer

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1857

Place of Birth: Scone, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 28-May-1929

Profession: writer, poet, novelist, short story writer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Barbara Baynton

  • Barbara Janet Baynton (née Lawrence; 4 June 1857 – 28 May 1929) was an Australian writer known primarily for her short stories about life in the bush.
  • She published the collection Bush Studies (1902) and the novel Human Toll (1907), as well as writing for The Bulletin and The Sydney Morning Herald.
  • She was a shrewd manager of her second husband's estate, owning properties in Melbourne and London.
  • She acquired the title Lady Headley from her third marriage to Rowland Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley, but never wrote under that name.

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