Leonard Y. Barfield Leonard Y. Barfield i(A77299 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Up Country Leonard Y. Barfield , 1868 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 August vol. 3 no. 153 1868; (p. 777-781) More of Mark Forrester's holiday up-country, in which he and Frank venture upon a lonesome family homestead and have their legs firmly pulled upon melon wine and bunyips. They spend two days outdoors meeting nature companions, visiting an Aboriginal camp, and illegally hunting duck; and Frank returns the leg pull. (PB)
1 Doing the Duke Leonard Y. Barfield , 1868 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 4 January vol. 3 no. 123 1868; (p. 294-297)

'Further adventures of Mark Forrester and Frank Arkwright on their holiday up-country, as Frank impersonates Prince Alfred, then visiting Australia.' (PB)
1 An Oriental-Tradition : Translated from a Syrio-Chaldaic Manuscript Leonard Y. Barfield (editor), 1868 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 2 May vol. 3 no. 140 1868; (p. 569-572) Legend of two brothers each determined to govern his people by his ruling briefly: one in work, the other in enjoyment. Neither prosper alone and the necessary balance is ultimately restored. (PB)
1 A Life History; Or, A Glimpse of Victoria Leonard Y. Barfield , 1867 single work novella A tale of the contrasting lives of two schoolgirl companions: one, an orphan married to a rich brewer but childless is Fanny Robson. The other, Maud Verrage, herself an artist married to an artist has two children. The story opens in London, quickly moving to the mysterious acquisition of a baby from a park by Fanny, and the tragic loss of the same by Maud. The child is raised to be spoilt and wild by Fanny, but when her 'adoptive' father dies intestate her presumed right to his inheritance as his heir is challenged, and Fanny's love proves shallow when it appears she too inherits nothing. Myra flees from her now unloving 'mother' to the house of an old teacher who knew of her 'adoption' and who houses and trains her to be a better and more educated character. Myra continues to search for her family, particularly her mother, and eventually finds her though she soon after dies. She loses her youthful estranged love to the Catholic priesthood, but finds another and emigrates to Australia. Meanwhile, long-term friends are restored to their proper inheritance. (PB)
1 Up-Country Leonard Y. Barfield , 1867 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 14 December vol. 3 no. 120 1867; (p. 246-249) A holiday, enjoyed by two Melbourne 'clerks up-country'. (PB)
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