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The World is Round (novel) The World is Round (novel) The World is Round (1896) is the first novel by Australian writer Louise Mack. The novel follows the story of Jean Burnes, a young Sydney woman with dreams of becoming a novelist. Her manuscript is altered by her lover Musgrave and it goes on to great success. But Jean's fame is wounded when Musgrave claims the success for himself, denigrating her in the process. In "The Sunday Times" (Sydney) a reviewer believes that the author shows promise but the novel "is a well-written yet not deeply engrossing story of the love and literary aspirations of