George Hurdis Purves George Hurdis Purves i(A4194 works by) (a.k.a. George Hurdie Purves; George Hardis Purves)
Born: Established: ca. 1850 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 21 Feb 1889 Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Squatter King and other Stories George Hurdis Purves , Australia : Project Gutenberg Australia , 2014 8433128 2014 selected work short story

This is a collection of short stories, including one serial, by George Hardis Purves, which were originally individually published in The Australasian. The works were never published in a single volume in the author's lifetime: the collation is entirely the work of Walter Moore, a researcher based in the United States, who collected and transcribed the works for uploading to Project Gutenberg Australia.
1 A Bay Cob : Being an Adventure with a Tiger George Hurdis Purves , 1889 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 2 November vol. 47 no. 1231 1889; (p. 942-943) The Squatter King and other Stories 2014;
1 Dot : A Reminiscence George Hurdis Purves , 1889 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 16 March vol. 46 no. 1198 1889; (p. 585-586) The Squatter King and other Stories 2014;
2 My First Mount : A Tale of the Turf George Hurdis Purves , 1888 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 3 November vol. 45 no. 1179 1888; (p. 976-977)
1 y separately published work icon My Wife's Sister George Hurdis Purves , 1887 Z246940 1887 single work novel humour
1 Pluto George Hurdis Purves , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: The Victorian Jubilee Book : In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Accession to the Throne 1887; (p. 59-68)
1 The Squatter King George Hurdis Purves , 1887 single work novella
— Appears in: Australasian Christmas Supplement , 24 December vol. 43 no. 1134 1887; (p. 1-15) The Squatter King and other Stories 2014;
1 A Day in the Silver Market George Hurdis Purves , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 23 April vol. 42 no. 1099 1887; (p. 2) Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser , 24 December 1887; (p. 6) The Squatter King and other Stories 2014;
1 y separately published work icon The Old Life in a New World : A Novel George Hurdis Purves , 1886 Z236239 1886 single work novel
1 A Question of Identity. Being a Problem for Bone-setters George Hurdis Purves , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 16 October vol. 41 no. 1072 1886; (p. 761) The Australasian , 23 October vol. 41 no. 1073 1886; (p. 809) The Squatter King and other Stories 2014;
1 y separately published work icon My First Murder George Hurdis Purves , 1886 8412952 1886 single work novella crime
1 Kallaalo : A Sketch in Black for White Men George Hurdis Purves , 1885 single work short story
— Appears in: The Leader , 31 October 1885; (p. 1-3)
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