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1 One Winter Morning S. C. , 1906 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: School Paper for Class IV , August vol. 102 no. 1906; (p. [97]-100)
1 The Angel of the Chapel S. C. , 1884 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , April vol. 19 no. 227 1884; (p. 420-421) In France during the early part of the reign of Louis Phillipe, an abbot assists a condemned highwayman to escape from prison. Years later they meet again, the criminal now with a family who shelters the priest from a storm. Slight. (PB)
1 A Ghostly Cure S. C. , 1883 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , February vol. 18 no. 213 1883; (p. 310) A farm boy's practical trick in a Massachusetts graveyard near Boston cures an old man's paralysis of the legs. (PB)
1 The King's Dying Gift : A Story of True Hearts S. C. , 1883 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , June vol. 18 no. 217 1883; (p. 565-567) In 1837 a loyal old British sailor is sentenced to death for killing an officer at Gibraltar in defence of his daughter. His daughter appeals to King William IV on his deathbed and a pardon is granted. True Brits all. (PB)
1 Adventure with a Zealot S. C. , 1882 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 17 no. 200 1882; (p. 264-265) A clergyman of an opposing denomination becomes the intended victim of a disciple of a sect which had been leading a revivial. He had become insane and the clergyman had to think quickly to escape death. Competent example of the 'narrow escape from a madman' genre. (PB)
1 The Husband's Secret S. C. , 1881 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 17 no. 197 1881; (p. 89-90) Tale counselling wives to trust their husbands when they have secrets they will not share - e.g: on business matters that they would not understand! (PB)
1 The Lost Packet : Or a Dark Possession - A Story from Real Life S. C. , 1881 single work short story mystery
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , July vol. 16 no. 194 1881; (p. 615-617) In the US, a merchant's confidential clerk loses $30 000, then his reputation and fiancee before an advertisement in the paper uncovers the truth of the disappearance of the money. Competent mystery/romance. (PB)
1 The Other Side of the Story S. C. , 1879 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 14 no. 171 1879; (p. 626-627) An old maid attempts to break up a romance by spreading the rumour that the bride-to-be is only marrying for money. Her aunt quickly clears things up. Thin. (PB)
1 A Life Sketch S. C. , 1879 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , June vol. 14 no. 169 1879; (p. 506) A husband is reproved strongly for correcting his wife in public, turns over a new leaf and their marriage improves. Actual interaction of the couple well-realised but moral prosy. (PB)
1 My Experience in Battle S. C. , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 14 no. 168 1879; (p. 441-442) A US volunteer soldier's account of his preparations for and reactions under fire as captain of a firing unit. Interesting, credible description. (PB)
1 Larry's Choice S. C. , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 15 no. 174 1879; (p. 131-132) An Irish soldier in Paris, formerly on the staff of Marshal MacDonald, falls in love with his new washerwoman, herself the orphan of a soldier. They marry and live happily in Ireland, Napoleon having given the bride away. Semi-historical romance. (PB)
1 The Galley Slave S. C. , 1878 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 14 no. 162 1878; (p. 128-129) Set in Toulon, France and a little valley near Casteland in 1842. Victor Lacour is imprisoned for assisting the starving poor to gain food from a local landowner, but escapes. He gives himself up to earn the reward for a poor peasant family - and gains a pardon. Conventional narrative. (PB)
1 A Sufficient Excuse S. C. , 1877 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 13 no. 151 1877; (p. 183) Country anecdote of an excuse for not appearing for jury duty. Probably US. (PB)
1 Our Gunner's Shot S. C. , 1870 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , September vol. 6 no. 64 1870; (p. 45) A ship's gunner rescues his two sons from a shark by shooting it with a ship's quarter gun. Set in the Bay of Tangier, Africa. (PB)
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