y separately published work icon Red Lion and Blue Star with Other Stories selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1902... 1902 Red Lion and Blue Star with Other Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Hutchinson , 1902 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Red Lion and Blue Star : A Tale of Two House Flags, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
The story of a long-running feud between the captain of an old-fashioned wooden sailing ship and the captain of a 'new-fangled' vessel.
The Red Warder of the Reef, John Arthur Barry , single work short story horror
The fates of a man in the condemned cell at Endeavour Gaol and the new bell buoy destined for the Cat and Kittens Reef meet in an unexpected and horrifying way.
A British Resident, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

After the annexation of a small group of Pacific Islands in the name of the British Empire, British politicians look around for a British resident to set up home on one of the islands. They land on Montague Bryden, the nephew of a cabinet minister, who has so far failed to make his way in England.

Missing, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

The story of the Linnet, a British Admiralty vessel last heard of in Australia, but which has gone missing during patrol duty in the South Seas.

La Pucelle, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

A small boat, adrift in becalmed waters, is stalked by a poisoner.

How the 'Spindthrift' Lost Her Starboard Watch, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
Stopped on the Long Stretch, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

Two brothers are left destitute by the death of their father, a former soldier who, after a gambling scandal, resigned from the army and pursued a career as a mercenary. After his death, the brothers disappeared from polite society and made their livings as big-game hunters, largely in Africa, until the younger brother comes up with a scheme that he thinks will make their fortune for them, by robbing the mail steamer in mid-ocean.

A Deal with Spain, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
In the 'Endymion's' Galley, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
Nothing is currently known of the plot of this story or whether it was originally published elsewhere.
How We Ran Contraband of War, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
The 'Lady Macquarie' : The Story of a Very Curious Cruise, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

Three men looking for a way to reach the new diggings in the Kimberley 'borrow' a boat in which to make the journey.

Veneer, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

The story of a young Aboriginal girl who is adopted by a soldier, Brown, who was the white officer in charge of the squad of (exclusively Aboriginal) soldiers that massacred her entire family in front of her and intended to kill her with them, had Brown not stepped forward to adopt her. Brown intends to raise her immersed in British culture, and has her educated as a doctor, but on his death, she returns to live with her people.

Uncharted, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
Nothing is currently known of the plot of this story or whether it was previously published elsewhere.
The Biter Bitten, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
Caoutchouc, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

Three men, trained as architects and engineers but too late to capitalise on the mining booms through which they'd hoped to make a fortune, speculate on the wreck of a German brig, breaking up on a reef, which one of the men bought at auction. They set out for the wreck in a yacht, only to find that it is more promising than they had hoped.

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