Tessa Tessa i(A74183 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Life's Lessons Tessa , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 14 no. 168 1879; (p. 451-452) Set in Victoria and Haly, an aspiring artist and musician choses ambition over the love of a gentle orphan. He finds success and love in Rome and Capri but death takes away the young wife while the orphan lives a life of service in Melbourne burying him at last in Kew cemetery. Some promise. (PB)
1 Two Pictures Tessa , 1878 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 14 no. 161 1878; (p. 73-75) Set in London and Sydney, a poor painter woos a well-connected but poor curate's daughter. They marry but he has fallen out of favour so they move to Petersham, Sydney, to try a fresh start. He is struck blind by a lightning bolt and she finishes an important commission for him. They are very well-received but are her last public paintings as they return to England, he regains his sight and his reputation and she becomes a mother (!) Interesting principally for its glimpse of Sydney and as an example of a woman 'respectably' painting for the public. (PB)
1 After Many Days Tessa , 1878 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , September vol. 14 no. 160 1878; (p. 21-23) Jerky tale set in London of Jack, an orphaned boy adopted by a kindly woman - an Australian married to an Englishman who had disappeared without a trace. Her story of her Australian youth, her secret marriage and long years of waiting for her husband are completed by the grown-up Jack who has found her husband accidentally in Australia ... (PB)
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