Jean Campbell Jean Campbell i(A97075 works by)
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1 My World i "I stnd here, high above the world,", Jean Campbell , 1975 single work poetry
— Appears in: Nobis 1975; (p. 47)
1 Help i "A sea of faces", Jean Campbell , 1975 single work poetry
— Appears in: Nobis 1975; (p. 14)
1 The Disraeli Love Story Jean Campbell , 1951 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 September 1951; (p. 24-27, 36-37) 'This story is about Benjamin Disraeli, afterwards Lord Beaconsfield, author and statesman. For many years one of the most powerful political leaders in the world, Disraeli’s most spectacular coup was in 1876, when he anticipated the French government by purchasing, on his own responsibility and at a moment’s notice, all the shares in the Suez Canal owned by the Khedive of Egypt, thus assuring his country a controlling interest in the world’s most important waterway. Disraeli was a close friend and constant counsellor of Queen Victoria, who his advise assumed the title of Empress of India. Dying in 1881, he is buried in Westminster Abbey. Lady Beaconsfield married Disraeli in the death of her first husband, Wyndham Lewis, a prominent figure in the House of Commons. They met at the house of Edward Bulwer, afterwards Lord Lytton, author and politician. His novels, the most famous of which is ‘The Last Days of Pompeii,’ are better known today than those of Disraeli. For many years he was a Member of the British Cabinet. His marriage to Rosina Wheeler was unhappy, and terminated in a legal separation in 1836.' (25)
1 A Political Love Story Jean Campbell , 1951 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 August 1951; (p. 16-19) Short, stormy and tragic was the career of Charles Stewart Parnell, who entering the House of Commons in 1875 at the age of 29, became so powerful an advocate of Home Rule that in 1881 he was imprisoned on a charge of inciting the Irish to open revolt. Through the influence of Captain O’Shea and his brilliant wife, who conducted the negotiations with the Prime Minister, Gladstone, Parnell was released a year later, but only to become a more zealous advocate of Irish nationalism, which, however, soon received a temporary setback as a result of several outbreaks of violence, of which it was falsely suggested that Parnell was one of the instigators…(p. 17)
1 The Stuart Love Story Jean Campbell , 1951 single work short story historical fiction romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 2 July 1951; (p. 20-24)

'School history books formerly gave a poor view of the Stuart kings, and especially Charles II (1630-1685), but modern historians take a much more tolerant line. They point out that Charles was one of the most astute monarchs of his period, that his kindness and courage were undoubted and that, if he had a cynical outlook, it was not without reason, seeing that his father, Charles I, had been - from the stand point of most people of the day - judicially murdered by a gang of rebels. He would probably have shared the same fate had he not gone into exile for ten years. Charles comes down to us as the 'Merrie Monarch,' but his gaiety deceived everyone but himself, and was merely a façade which hid a nature essentially melancholy. His charm of manner gained him high popularity, and if his personal character did not conform to modern standards it is to be remembered that those things were judged very differently in the 17th century, when few people thought less of a king who sought love outside the bonds of a marriage of state. Unfortunately for Charles Stuart, however, he was destined never to achieve the happiness for which he searched. The woman who brought most into his life was Nell Gwynn (1656-1687). A daughter of the people, Nell began her career selling oranges at Drury Lane Theatre, afterwards going on the stage and becoming the leading comedienne of her day. Her gaiety and generosity made her an immense favourite with the public and gained her a great influence over her royal lover. She persuaded him to found the Royal Chelsea Hospital, in which many generations of aged and disabled soldiers have found a haven, and which still stands as a monument to 'Pretty Nelly.' Old-time playgoers will recall 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury,' the play based on her life, and made famous by the distinguished Australian actress, Nellie Stewart.' (p. 21)
1 The Browning Love Story Jean Campbell , 1951 single work short story historical fiction romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June 1951; (p. 64-72)

'In 1840, as a man of twenty-eight, Robert Browning astounded the literary world with his poems 'Pauline', 'Paracelsus' and 'Sordello.'

One result of this fame was his acquaintance with a person whose talent and charm was to affect his whole destiny. This was Elizabeth Barrett.

He discovered her as the world discovered him - through her poetry. In 1844 she published a volume containing 'Lady Geraldine's Courtship.' After reading it, Robert Browning felt impelled to correspond with her, and eventually they met. From early girlhood Elizabeth had suffered from a spinal complaint, and was living a life of seclusion, dominated by her despotic father, who determined she should never marry.

An intense understanding and love grew between the two poets. By sheer willpower, Browning forced her to defy her father and to recover some measure of health. After a runaway marriage they went to Italy, where they started a lifelong struggle against Elizabeth's illness. Literary history has seldom recorded so ideal a partnership between husband and wife, while English poetry owes an immeasurable debt to the love story of the Brownings.' (p. 65)
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