Charlotte M. Stanley Charlotte M. Stanley i(A72689 works by)
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1 Sylvia's Test Charlotte M. Stanley , 1890 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 26 no. 305 1890; (p. 71-72) An heiress tests her would-be suitor to discover whether he would marry her unknown for love - or would seek her for ambition. He wavers at first in the country but meeting her again in New York throws his all for love. He is a writer ... Predictable; slight. (PB)
1 A Little Child Shall Lead Them Charlotte M. Stanley , 1889 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 24 no. 291 1889; (p. 677-678) A marriage of only short duration between an heiress and a poorer man is nearly broken through their quick tempers and her unknowing casting of her wealth before his pride. Her illness in the labour of childbirth reunites them. (PB)
1 The Haunted House Charlotte M. Stanley , 1884 single work short story horror
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 20 no. 235 1884; (p. 218-219) A young nervous bride is brought home to a haunted house which her husband rented cheaply. He refuses to take her away when she discovers it, and she eventually dies from a fall into the cellar. Slight. Overtones of husband's brutal insensitivity. (PB)
1 A Little Pearl Charlotte M. Stanley , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , September vol. 15 no. 184 1880; (p. 43-45) Light US romance. An American fiancee promises to wait for three years while he goes to San Francisco to make his fortune. He finally strikes a large nugget and returns only to find she has married his rich brother - but her sister Pearl loved him loyally and with a truer heart. (PB)
1 In the Snow Charlotte M. Stanley , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , July vol. 15 no. 182 1880; (p. 623-624) A governess rescues a man trapped in the snow, nurses him briefly at a neighbouring farmer's and they fall in love. She is dismissed from her position but he rescues her, marries her, and reveals himself as true heir to the property. Thin. US or English. (PB)
1 Lost and Found Charlotte M. Stanley , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 15 no. 177 1880; (p. 300-301) A coquette separates an engaged couple but her true nature is revealed and after several years they are reunited through a portrait. Slight, probably US. (PB)
1 Annie's Lover Charlotte M. Stanley , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 14 no. 165 1879; (p. 302-305) A mother's scheming nearly ruins two romances through an intercepted letter and subtle falsehoods. But true hearts finally win out over covetousness. (PB)
1 A Shower of Rain Charlotte M. Stanley , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 15 no. 174 1879; (p. 127-128) A man's chivalry in helping a woman across a puddle costs him his pocket-book but restores to him the woman he thought had married another. Colonial romance. Slight. (PB)
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