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1 y separately published work icon A Blighted Life C. M. Barrington , 1882 1882 Z1095786 1882 series - author short story Maurice Northcott marries secretly to avoid avenging and being disinherited by his father in Manchester. He flees the country after accidentally killing his brother-in-law, entrusting his wife and business affairs to a clerk in his father's firm, Nicholas Hayes. Hayes burns the letter to Northcott's wife and trades on his absence to enrich himself. Northcott returns years later and has his life saved by Denzil Harman, a farmer loved by Hayes daughter Madelaine. Together they return to Manchester, Northcott determined to assist Denzil he discovers Denzil is his son ... Northcott spent his years of exile in Australia. (PB)
1 The Mistress of Eyden C. M. Barrington , 1881 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , April vol. 16 no. 191 1881; (p. 415-420) A premature engagement between cousins brings unhappiness over a summer when they both discover they love their new neighbours, a brother and sister. A horse accident and the poet's near-death bring the truth to light ... Pleasant romance set in England.
1 The Dove in the Eagle's Nest C. M. Barrington , 1881 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , March vol. 16 no. 190 1881; (p. 363-367) Winter in Picardy, France, in 1870 and a group of German officers bivouack in a French chateau. Captain Max von Rosenheim is attracted to a portrait and when he returns wounded to the chateau, falls in love with the living image (daughter of the original subject). She is already engaged to her cousin and is a patriot - but love and the secret of her birth make all things possible. Well-written and constructed romance. (PB)
1 The Jewel Robbery C. M. Barrington , 1880 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 15 no. 185 1880; (p. 69-75) Detective story and romance set in London and Yorkshire. A lawyer helps solve a theft in his friend's country house, clearing the name of his host's sister and proving the detective wrong. Pleasant, though resolution less satisfactory than the mystery. (PB)
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