Jean Alexander Jean Alexander i(A119843 works by)
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1 A Cage Bird Jean Alexander , 1922 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 2 December 1922; (p. 10-12) A young girl feels she is living her life like a bird trapped in a cage, whereas her vivacious friend is like a free-flying bird. When her father dies, the girl leaves for England and makes a name for herself in the theatre. Years later, now a famous actress, she returns to Australia for a series of performances which include one in her old home town. There she is not only reunited with her friend, but also with her former suitor whose offers of marriage she had rejected three times in her youth. His fourth offer, she accepts.
1 Water-Songs Jean Alexander , 1921 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1921; (p. 15, 17-19) A young woman succeeds in convincing her widowed best friend, who is also an internationally famous pianist and mother of a precociously gifted child, to come and stay on her Western Queensland cattle station. The child's encounter with a mystery man leads to unanticipated consequences for all.
1 Little Heart of Fire : Being Some Reminiscences of a Queensland Luck Stone Jean Alexander , 1919 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 6 December 1919; (p. 3-5) An opal mine in Queensland tells the story of its owner Susan and her family over her lifetime.
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