M. E. M. M. E. M. i(A73879 works by)
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1 For Jack At Sea M. E. M. , 1885 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 20 no. 243 1885; (p. 660-665) An officer on a steamer sailing from Madeira to Southampton rescues four sailors and a young woman from a lifeboat on the open sea. Romance follows with the apparently penniless and orphaned girl in the care of the officer and his aunt - and only then does he discover his fiancee to be an heiress, teaching for a time in Malta as a governess to escape fortune hunters. Light. (PB)
1 Aunt Lottie's Guests M. E. M. , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , April vol. 14 no. 167 1879; (p. 411-412) A father's objections to his son's romance are overcome when the girl comes to stay the summer as a companion to her cousin - and finally reveals herself. (PB)
1 From the Depths M. E. M. , 1877 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 12 no. 140 1877; (p. 240-244) Moral tale of a husband's decline through his wife's determination to break his vow of total abstinence on their wedding day - and his recovery. Sententious. (PB)
1 Born to the Purple M. E. M. , 1876 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 12 no. 138 1876; (p. 136-138) Tale of a goddess reared by doves and shepherds, married to a noble warrior whom she assists and eventually leads in battle, separated from by a jealous king to whom she returns her husband's sufferings. The mythic and the sentimental combined. (PB)
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