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Issue Details: First known date: 1883... vol. 18 no. 218 July 1883 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1883 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Noon and Midnight, A. B. , single work short story
Noon in the desert sees little Mary's immigrant parents dying with their oxen from lack of water. Mary is found by some rugged miners and brightens their camp until she is killed by a local mentally ill man. She is mourned at midnight by Jim who had adopted her. Vivid pictures of the cruelty of American west - with sentimental roughness of character. (PB)
(p. 590-591)
The Love-Letter, single work short story
A hypocritical seamstress hopes to cause dissension between her happily married employers when she finds a love letter in her mistress' pocket - but secures only her own dismissal. Brief, pointed. (PB)
(p. 593)
Weeding Out Bad Company, single work prose
Anecdote of a viceroy of Naples who pardoned an honest thief rather than the 'innocently' convicted. (PB)
(p. 594)
Brother Gardner on Charity, single work prose
Charity wears tolerance of faults not alms-giving; everyone in the US can earn enough for their own survival. [US work ethic; negro accent.] (PB)
(p. 594)
A Clever Trick, single work prose
A thief's ruse to obtain the watch of a merchant who left it at home under his pillow. Slow. (PB)
(p. 603)
Left In Charge, single work short story
A governess left alone with her pupils in a large mansion foils a robbery, shooting one of the burglars. Well-written, slight. (PB)
(p. 604-605)
Queen Elizabeth and the Scholar, single work prose
A disgraced courtier's clever answer to Elizabeth I's loaded question earns her favour. Clever repartee. (PB)
(p. 605)
A Comedy of Errors, single work short story romance
Slight, warm romance with humour. An English country lady in mourning mistakes a Major Halton for her step-brother just returned from India - and her warm greeting eventually leads to love. (PB)
(p. 605-606)
A Puzzling Case, single work short story detective
A detective solves the robberies from a Boston businessman's house by catching his daughter sleepwalking - and thus clearing her suitor of suspicion. Slight; involves secret panels and passages. (PB)
(p. 607-609)
A Wonderful Wooden Shoe, Hart Ayrault , single work short story
Tale of Paganini's kindness to a nurse at the convalescent home where he was recovering from fever in 1832. He gave a benefit concert for her, playing partly on a large wooden shoe. Dramatisation of events. (PB)
(p. a610)
The Chance Question, Alexander Leighton , single work short story
A police detective traces a seemingly foolproof robbery to a Jewish jeweller and through good luck, chance questioning and intuition solves the crime. A memorable comparison to a 'hesitating woman'. (PB)
(p. 611-614)
True Bravery, single work short story
A Napoleonic French company of grenadiers sacrifice themselves in a battle in Egypt to save their fellow soldiers. (PB)
(p. 614)
The Governess, single work short story romance
A new governess and the return of a brother from India set the stage in an English house for romance. The barrier of the governess' previous marriage is overcome when the brother finally executes a duty he was commissioned with in India. Pleasant. (PB)
(p. 615-618)
Nigh Unto Death, single work short story
A lawyer defends a young man accused on murder in Paris in 1849, and is amply repaid when he loses his fortune in 1851. (PB)
(p. 618-619)
Aunt Hepsibah's Revenge, single work short story romance
Mabel Howard falls in love with a visiting artist to the small town she lives in but is torn by her aunt's will, which leaves much-needed money to Mabel and her father - on condition that she marry the aunt's protege ... Predictable, pleasant romance. (PB)
(p. 620-622)
The Phantom Coach, Helen Schnoter , single work short story
A travelling agent for a London firm spends All Hallow's Eve in a country town where he hears a legend of a ghostly coach - a ride in which removes all obstacles from lovers' path. Unsure whether it was real, or due to drinking, he dreams he has a ride - and inherits £2000 on which he can marry! Slight. (PB)
(p. 623)
A Little Queen, M. L. (Mrs) Rayne , single work short story romance
A shabby man and the beautiful child he pushes in a baby carriage are revealed to be father and daughter, not servant and charge when the narrator discovers their house where the child is dying. (PB)
(p. 624)
The Two Captain Adairs, single work short story humour
An army regiment garrisoned in Ireland contains two Captain Adairs for a time when the real captain's servant masquerades in his uniform among the neighbouring gentry. Includes the real captain's romance. (PB)
(p. 624-625)
The Lines behind the Shutter, single work short story
The tennant of an old London mansion is visited by an 80 year old Italian nobleman requesting permission to visit the room he shared with his wife during political exile in the late 1820s, and where his son was born. Pleasant and interesting tale of English family life, and rich associations from the past. (PB)
(p. 626-628)
Queen Elfie's Prize : A Fairy Story for Little Folk, Mrs Harrison Lee , single work short story
A sunbeam that cheers the dark corners of the world wins the Queen of the Fairies' reward for doing the greatest good. Some charm; very moral. (PB)
(p. 629)
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