Purporting to be the Autobiography of Sybylla Penelope Melvyn. Originally written in 1902, publisher George Robertson rejected it as being too audacious, having recognised one or two of Sydney's leading Society and literary lights under other names - and he felt that libel suits would loom. 'Sybylla' has the same spirit, sensitivity and forthrightness but with considerably less melodrama and hysteria. Her experiences at home and in town with her patrons, her critics and her innumerable suitors will delight every read but especially those already acquainted with this Australian heroine. A hundred years ahead of its time, it also outlines the feminist fight for freedom and independence and the battle against established customs and codes. It also has a satirical dig at Society and at the age-old war between the sexes.