In 1788 a young gentlewoman raised in the vicarage of an English village married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer. In any Austen novel that would be the end of the story, but for the real-life woman who became an Australian farming entrepreneur, it was just the beginning. A fascinating story of a remarkable woman. Macarthur, Elizabeth, 1766?-1850. | Women pioneers -- New South Wales -- Biography. | Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography. | Frontier and pioneer life -- New South Wales. | Sheep ranches -- Australia -- History. | Farmers' spouses -- Australia -- Biography. | New South Wales -- History -- 19th century. | Australian