Eliza Margaret Humphreys Eliza Margaret Humphreys i(A46611 works by) (a.k.a. Mrs Desmond Humphreys; Eliza M. J. Humphreys; Eliza Margaret J. Gollan Humphreys)
Also writes as: Rita
Born: Established: 1860 Inverness,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1938
Gender: Female
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1 Deliverance Rita , 1898 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 33 no. 399 1898; (p. 541-544) An Oxford man seeking work as a tutor gains the work through a friend's kindness, and through mistaking an upstairs flat for that he was visiting discovers the blackmailer of his employer's innocent wife. He regains the diamonds for her, and persuades her to confess the truth to her husband. Indolent Englishman turns hero; innocent wife restored; sons of nobility introduced. (PB)
1 y separately published work icon The Countess Pharamond : sequel to "Sheba" Rita , London : F. V. White , 1893 Z1173125 1893 single work novel
1 My Wedding Day : A South Australian Story Rita , 1890 single work short story
— Appears in: The Adelaide Observer , 28 June 1890; (p. 45) Black Thursday and Other Lost Australian Bushfire Stories 2021;
1 y separately published work icon Sheba : A Study of Girlhood Rita , London : F. V. White , 1889 Z1042575 1889 single work novel
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