Amelia E. Barr Amelia E. Barr i(A34094 works by)
Born: Established: 1831 ; Died: Ceased: 1919
Gender: Female
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1 The Good-For-Nothing Amelia E. Barr , 1898 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , June vol. 33 no. 397 1898; (p. 387-388) Set amid England's cotton-spinning mills. The youngest son of a prosperous mill owner, far brighter than his yeoman family, finds his place and work as a lawyer - away from the mills. He earns not only his lawyer's wig but the quire's daughter by his valiant study and pleading. The squire's inherited title and honour meets the mill owner's loyalty and money. (PB)
1 Earning One's Capital : A Story for Young Men Amelia E. Barr , 1898 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 33 no. 393 1898; (p. 139-140) Exemplary business tale of a canny rich Scotsman who refuses to lend his nephew money until he has learnt its value through starting and losing a business in Scotland, marrying and making a career and fortune in the US. Happily married etc. Motto: 'Young Men, earn your own capital.' (PB)
1 Molly Terry's Wedding Amelia E. Barr , 1897 single work short story
— Appears in: The Leader , 3 July no. 2164 1897; (p. 33)
1 Mary's Marriage Amelia E. Barr , 1894 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 30 no. 355 1894; (p. 187-188) Sentimental romantic tragedy. A dean marries his beautiful loving daughter against her wishes to an earl - separating her and the cousin she loves. The earl treats her cruelly, separating her from her daughter and making her travel around the Continent until she becomes very ill in Rome. She returns to her father's house after two years to die cared for by him and her cousin. She is happy; their grief continues - the father coping with his by playing the organ. She dies just before Christmas. (PB)
1 Choosing a Wife Amelia E. Barr , 1886 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 22 no. 257 1886; (p. 87-88) Ironic English romance. A refusal to allow Edgar Fawcett, a newly commissioned Indian officer, to marry Elizabeth Fleming causes the lovers a year's unhappiness and separation. When Fawcett returns to England with a young wife eleven years later he discovers Elizabeth a comfortable matron and her father's wisdom justified. (PB)
1 The Blue Wesley Tea-Pot Amelia E. Barr , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 15 no. 177 1880; (p. 1880) Tale of the events in the lives of Staffordshire potters in 1833 which give a John Wesley tea pot more than monetary value; of two suitors for their employer's daughter, of the murder of the father by a sacked workman, his fellow's wrongful conviction for the crime and his eventual release. Ring of authenticity with Methodist references. (PB)
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