Mosman Historical Society presents:
Waltzing Mathilde by Rosalie Horner
Rosalie Horner will tell the true story behind her well received historical novel Waltzing Mathilde: Letters to a Little Girl. The novel is a coming-of-age account of her grandmother Mathilde Plate’s loss, love and finding home. It is based on the 12-year-old Mathilde’s 1890 journey from Germany to Australia to live with her art dealer uncle and how she fared after she arrived in the often-violent nineteenth-century art world. She lived in Mosman virtually all her adult life. It was in Mathilde’s home at 24 Moruben Road that Rosalie’s mother found some 40 letters written to Mathilde from family members and friends in Germany. Rosalie also located the diaries of two men who were on the same ship that took Mathilde to Australia a year after she was on it.
About the speaker
Mosman Historical Society member Rosalie Horner was a Fleet Street journalist in London for over 30 years. She was also the author of two non-fiction books, a presenter on ABC television and a London theatre critic. She spent her early years in Mosman, went to school locally and undertook university studies in Fine Arts and Italian. In 2018 she returned to live permanently in Mosman.
Event Details
When: Wednesday, 10 June at 7:00 pm. Please arrive promptly.
Where: Mosman Library, 605 Military Rd, Mosman NSW 2088.
Admission: Members Free | Visitors $5 donation.
RSVP: Email David Carment at davidcarment@me.com by 8 June 2026.
Please join members of the Mosman Historical Society for refreshments and a chat following the talk.
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