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Issue Details:
First known date:
1872...
vol.
7
no.
87
August
1872
of
The Australian Journal
est. 1865
The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1872 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Catch at Cricket: Or, a Matched Ended in a Match [2], single work short story (p. 651-653)
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Married,
single work
short story
Kate marries for money and is suitably rewarded - losing both her true love and money.
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Adolphus Biggles's Adventures,
single work
short story
Romance of suburban Melbourne - begun in a train to Windsor and resolved in a St Kilda college. Interesting for the strain of vulgarity which undercuts the accustomed courtship narrative - a little clumsily. (PB)
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Red and Ready : A Model Novel in Five Chapters,
single work
short story
Abbreviated account of first love - lost - and ruddy wife gained. Set in Melbourne, the narrator having literary as well as romantic pretentions. (PB)
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Insufficient Effects,
single work
prose
On a businessman's recovery of funds from the cheque account of a defaulter. (PB)
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Tom Burke's Perilous Swing : A Whaling Recollection,
single work
short story
A sailor on a whaler bound for Rio rescues a beautiful velvet hat and nearly loses his life. (PB)
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Was She False?,
single work
short story
Charles Ashby learns at last what jealousy means when a doctor attends his betrothed most assiduously on a mountain holiday ... (PB)
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Only a Rose,
single work
short story
A rose parts young lovers but is treasured until it sees their reconciliation. [England or the US.] Sentimental. (PB)
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Temper and Temperament,
single work
prose
On the formation of character in little trials - like missing a passage aboard ship because of the late arrival of baggage and not losing temper. (PB)
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The Ghost in the Garden,
single work
short story
Bianca Brand determines to marry Mr Bowers - blackmailing him with his murder of his wife. All is foiled when Mrs Bowers appears. (PB)
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Under Chloroform,
single work
prose
Account of the effects of chloroform needed for an operation, and the doctor who administered it. Set in the northern hemisphere. (PB)
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Making Both Ends Meet,
single work
prose
On making and saving money - as practised in society. (PB)
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Having One's Own Way,
single work
prose
On the hard lessons learned in having our own way. (PB)
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A Chapter for Gentlemen,
single work
prose
On women's need to dress fashionably because that is what men are attracted to. (PB)
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The Pawned Watch : A Sketch from Life,
single work
short story
A mother and son - separated by her second marriage - are reunited through her pledge of a watch at a pawn brokers. (PB)
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