![]() ![]() She loved the animals and the fairy tales. During the period of World War I, she boarded at a school in Ashfield (Sydney) named Normanhurst Girls School. Travers was called Lyndon in her childhood. The great aunt was her inspiration for the book Aunt Sass. After her father’s death, she went to Bowral in New South Wales, along with her family, who were helped by her great aunt. Subsequently, he was demoted to the job of a blank clerk. Her father, Travers Robert Goff was a bank manager, who was unsuccessful in his job as he was a heavy drinker. Her mother was an Australian and her father was a man of Irish descent. She was born in Australia, but she later immigrated to England and lived her adult life mostly in England. ![]() ![]() She really is an example of the “rags to riches” story. Her great qualities enabled her to achieve glory and untold riches in the historically male-dominated literary world. She had the will-power and self-belief, which helped her achieve success and fame. Travers was a fiercely independent woman, who did not disclose details about herself to all the interviewers. No doubt, she was a strong-willed character whose life reminds one of the motto “I can”. ![]() Her creative writing skills left a enduring impression on the entire literary world. Travers was a determined woman, who had a unique and pleasing personality. PL Travers was a famous British actress, novelist and journalist. ![]()
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