Sarah Welch Sarah Welch i(A51295 works by) (birth name: Sarah Ellen Welch)
Also writes as: Europa
Born: Established: 1851 Stamford, Lincolnshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 26 Jul 1914 Victor Harbor - Goolwa area, Fleurieu Peninsula - Lake Alexandrina, South Australia,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1853
Heritage: English
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16 23 y separately published work icon The Messenger Markus Zusak , Sydney City : Pan , 2002 Z985074 2002 single work novel young adult Meet Ed Kennedy - cab-driving prodigy, pathetic card player and useless at sex. He lives in a suburban shack, shares coffee with his dog, the Doorman, and is in nervous-love with Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence - until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. - back cover
4 3 y separately published work icon The Notary Catherine Jinks , Sydney : Macmillan , 2000 Z484951 2000 single work novel crime

'Raymond Maillot is a lustful young notary who prefers wine, women and song to the pursuit of professional renown. But when he's employed by Father Amiel, a sober Dominican monk charged with investigating a particularly shocking murder, his life begins to change. Now Raymond is torn between his taste for irresponsible pleasures and his desire to find refuge in the Church. His journey of self-discovery, however, begins with a severed penis.' (Source: Libraries Australia)
1 How the Baby Made the Match Sarah Welch , 1898 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 33 no. 392 1898; (p. 105-106) Father and son disagree when the son refuses to marry the heiress chosen for him in his uncle's will and them loses £25 000. He is prevented from going to the diggings at Coolgardie by his infant sister's near drowning and his awakened love for the governess who helps save her. The governess is also the heiress - anonymity chosen to see if she was loved for herself. An easy-going mother and a slightly bitter old maid complete the picture. (PB)
1 Dearie Sarah Welch , 1896 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , April vol. 31 no. 371 1896; (p. 388-390) A widowed Melbourne sea captain marries a loving spirited Adelaide woman who transforms the disputes of his relatives by firmly standing her own ground. Part romance and family saga; part light exemplary tale where the woman who stands up to relatives, husband and children with firm love is shown to win love and respect. Family gossip and characters well written. Amusing in part; exemplary moral lightly told. (PB)
1 The Fern Fays : A Christmas Story for Grown-Up People Sarah Welch , 1895 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 30 no. 356 1895; (p. 267-269) Quasi-Shakespearian exemplary fairy tale. A Christmas gathering in a Melbourne society household is visited by fairies who show them their failings in charity to the poor and care for their families and the impracticality of social pretension. Suggests concern for sufferings of others should be practically applied in their own homes. Includes a bachelor and spinster and suggests they should give up their selfishness and marry. The poor are depicted thus: homeless children, a poor governess; a Melbourne 'sweated' family; a fatherless family; and the Children's hospital. The women's/mothers' sins are: denying the household food and blankets etc to keep up social appearances; over-indulging children; giving short pay to governesses; over-spending on clothing; and neglect of children in the name of charity. (PB)
1 The Digger's Grave Sarah Welch , 1888 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poets : 1788-1888 : Being a Selection of Poems upon All Subjects Written in Australia and New Zealand during the First Century of the British Colonization 1888; (p. 585)
1 y separately published work icon Mr Fumecrab's Breakfast-Table Lectures Sarah Welch , Melbourne : McCarron, Bird , 1881 Z870813 1881 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Dying Chorister and the Chorister's Funeral : poems Sarah Welch , Melbourne : McCarron, Bird , 1879 Z870816 1879 single work poetry
1 Saved at the Brink Europa , 1877 single work novella Family romance set in a Victorian township in the 1870s. Revolves around the Hartford family; a handsome young doctor; a squatter's son, possible heir to an English title; and their fellow townspeople. A church bazaar, a letter goes astray, a child death which reconciles estranged father and son, and romantic twists galore constitute this varied, often amusing and socially observant tale. Includes comments on fairytales; the vicar Mr Chilsoul; the Ladies Benevolent Society and its distribution of tracts without charity. (PB)
1 Four Valentines Europa , 1877 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 12 no. 141 1877; (p. 292-296) Set in St Kilda from Christmas 1875 to Valentine's Day. A triple romance of the three ages of woman; includes the rude pranks of a trio of English children who terrorise a civilised Australian family household. Amusing. (PB)
1 Courted by Mistake : A Christmas Story Europa , 1877 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 12 no. 140 1877; (p. 237-238) A Melbourne family spend the Christmas week with a wealthy aunt at Brighton, in 1874. The son from Mr Marshall's first marriage courts his aunt's poorer-looking female visitor, his step-brother courting the apparent heiress. Pleasant romance; entertaining study of social relations. (PB)
1 Jack's Christmas Dream : A Story for Good Little Boys Sarah Welch , 1877 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 13 no. 151 1877; (p. 188 - 190) Children's story of how Jack's dream of fairies and giants on Christmas Eve reforms his character. Generally moral tale with occasional charm. (PB)
1 A Christmas at Sea-Spray Lodge Europa , 1876 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 11 no. 128 1876; (p. 243-251) A Christmas gathering in the St. John's family home in the little town of Cheltenham Victoria is the setting for romance, and for the recounting of a series of Christmas tales from family and friends. Includes 'A Tale of 1852' - of murder on the Victorian goldfields; 'The Dandy's Story' - a tale of ghosts and sleep-walking set in Southampton; another of life as an un-country 'governess' on a Victorian station; a sketch of an excursion to Fern-tree Gully; and an amateur charade. (PB)
1 The Slip Twixt the Cup and the Lip Europa , 1876 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , March vol. 11 no. 130 1876; (p. 364-366) Romances - satirical - begun at Mordialloc over a summer vacation. Three Melbourne grocer's daughters, shepherded by their mother, catch their husbands. On the wedding day, the gentlemanly Thomas Dasher is confronted by his real wife and Arabella is left pining for her jilted Johnny ... (PB)
1 The Lover's Ruse ; or, Modern Cinderella Europa , 1876 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 12 no. 138 1876; (p. 119-121) An orphaned niece is a household drudge for her aunt and her daughters - but the rich squatter sees through her lowly position ... Slight, schematic. (PB)
1 y separately published work icon The Fernythorpe Choristers : A Tale For Boys Europa , Melbourne : George Robertson , 1876 Z870804 1876 single work children's fiction children's Tells of the trials and tribulations of young choristers as they struggle, at times, to do the right thing.
1 August Travers Europa , 1875 single work short story Orphan daughter of well-related English parents, Augusta becomes a governess in Vicotria. Her romance with a young doctor is broken by the scheming daughter of her employer, so Augusta seeks a new position in the country - only to find herself with an Irish mistress given to the drink and a handful of boisterous children ... Well-paced romance lightened with comic domestic descriptions. (PB)
1 Ralph Mayhew's Diary Europa , 1875 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 10 no. 123 1875; (p. 659-663) Records the 14 months from the narrator's arrival in Melbourne with his friend Duke from England; their acquaintance with local relatives and the parasite family (to one of whom the Duke becomes engaged), country picnics, balls etc. - concluding with Ralph's own marriage. Pleasant and humorously written. (PB)
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