Max Adeler Max Adeler i(A72425 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 A Night with a Burglar Max Adeler , 1885 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , April vol. 20 no. 239 1885; (p. 434-435) Two brothers-in-law mistake each other for burglars in the dark and a fracas results. (PB)
1 Cold Feet Max Adeler , 1880 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 15 no. 176 1880; (p. 248) A Max Adeler anecdote about a wife who forgot to put a hot brick in her bed and the night in jail her husband receives for throwing it out the window. Slight. (PB)
1 Mr Barker's Picture Max Adeler , 1879 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , September vol. 15 no. 172 1879; (p. 19) US tale of an art critic whose blunt criticisms provoke the artist to throw him through a painting, and the critic to bring a legal charge against him. Humour. (PB)
1 An Old Fogy Max Adeler , 1878 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 13 no. 156 1878; (p. 471-475) An old merchant's wish to return to the world of his youth is fulfilled - and he is increasingly annoyed by its difficulties and inconveniences. Set in a mercantile harbour city in the USA. Very well conceived and executed; marred only by the moral tone extolling progress near the conclusion. (PB)
1 Busby's Iron Wedding Max Adeler , 1878 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , March vol. 13 no. 154 (p. 373) Anecdote of a wedding anniversary party marked by gifts of 212 flat irons. (PB).
1 Wonderful Economy of a Philadelphia Wife Max Adeler , 1878 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 13 no. 153 1878; (p. 304) A widower details his deceased wife's ability to reuse everything around their house and farm. (PB).
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