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Issue Details:
First known date:
1875...
vol.
10
no.
121
June
1875
of
The Australian Journal
est. 1865
The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1875 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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An Inexperienced Bachelor,
single work
short story
Humorous account of a conversation between two ladies overheard and misunderstood by the bachelor in the next room. Their prodigious appetites are eventually explained. (PB)
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The Midnight Ride,
single work
short story
romance
Edward Ray travels from New Orleans to Oregan with his employer's daughter awakening a mutual love that seems hopeless once the journey is over. A chance to help his employer regain a share of that year's fur trade prompts him to undertake a perilous ride among Indians and rival agents ... Subject not equalled by style. (PB)
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Better Than a Pillow,
single work
short story
Dramatised description of an invention to increase a baby's comfort in the heat - a hammock. Unexciting, functional. (PB)
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Love's Young Dream,
single work
short story
Conventionally told account of Charlie Vincent's proposal to an old love within a week of marrying another. Love's young dream is dispelled. (PB)
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Try,
single work
short story
On cultivating the gifts within us. Includes quotes, anecdote, and a short fable of the eagle raised with geese. Very little original matter in this very short piece. (PB)
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On the Power of Saying No,
single work
short story
On the strengthening of the will. (PB)
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The Substance and the Shadow,
single work
short story
Set in Sydney, the tale of a father and a son whose ambition in the respective world of money and of intellect cause their untimely deaths. Warns against speculation. Sermonical. (PB)
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Light Out of Darkness,
single work
short story
A temporary blindness after a shooting accident reunites quarrelling lovers. Slight. (PB)
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Power,
single work
prose
On the uses and abuses of power. (PB)
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Would She or Not?,
single work
short story
A wife believing herself neglected begins a flirtation with Chauncey Waldo. Colonial dometic tale. Slight. (PB)
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The Terrace Walk,
single work
short story
The murder of a station owner in Victoria is traced to his second wife and her lover. Her plans are already frustrated by a new will, she is caught in a fire ... (PB)
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Gregory's Stepfather,
single work
short story
A scheming sanctimonious widower marries a happy widow, making their respective sons step-brothers. His treatment of her causes his wife's early death and through her forced will he believes himself in possession of all her wealth ... Light style. (PB)
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A Spiritual Manifestation,
single work
prose
A rejected suitor takes advantage of the mediumistic beliefs of his beloved's father to persuade him to change his mind. Light humour. (PB)
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