 Among the best known contemporary poets are Les Murray and Bruce Dawe.Novelists of classic Australian works include Marcus Clarke ("For the Term of His Natural Life"), Henry Handel Richardson ("The Fortunes of Richard Mahony"), Joseph Furphy ("Such Is Life"), Miles Franklin ("My Brilliant Career") and Ruth Park ("The Harp in the South").In terms of children's literature, Norman Lindsay ("The Magic Pudding") and May Gibbs ("Snugglepot and Cuddlepie") are among the Australian classics, while eminent Australian playwrights have included Steele Rudd, David Williamson, Alan Seymour and Nick Enright.