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Issue Details: First known date: 1884... vol. 19 no. 227 April 1884 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1884 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Wokingman Question, single work prose
Advises him to live at the level of his income; discontent from pride and family. (PB)
(p. 415)
A Mystery, Durant Harcourt , single work short story
A murder in London in 18- leads to the conviction of an innocent man who - through some mysterious agency - is replaced in his cell by the guilty one on the eve of his execution. Insoluble and very unlikely. Slight. (PB)
(p. 416-417)
Why the Hon. Marmaduke Left the Blenheim, single work short story
A lady's reputation is saved when her cousin substitutes one note for another incriminating letter sent to a dubious member of a London club by mistake. The denoument is in front of many of the club's members and results in the the scandalmonger's resignation. Light. (PB)
(p. 418-420)
The Angel of the Chapel, S. C. , single work short story
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)
(p. 420-421)
The Race of the Day, single work short story
A sober businessman in a country town is ruined by the double-dealing of an apparently scrupulous friend, and eventually recovers part of his fortune through a fortunate bet on a country steeplechase. Interesting for its reversal of the usual course of a young man's ruin, and for its detached account of horse-race betting. Stodgy style. (PB)
(p. 422-426)
My Railway Adventure, F. C. Baylor , single work short story
The daughter of a minister in Scotland is obliged to travel to London alone in a railway carriage and assists an escaping criminal. Slight but interesting moments; purports to warn of the dnagers of young ladies travelling alone. (PB)
(p. 434-436)
Madame Cinnabar, W. W. , single work short story
A mother's schemes to marry her sister's widow in Melbourne and collect his money, and for her son-in-law to court the daughter and prevent her marriage so that she might lose her inheritance come to nought when through the love and honesty of her own daughter. Disguise, intrigue and foreign titles. (PB)
(p. 437-444)
Janet's Love, Louise Alesander , single work short story romance
A mature man dreads the arrival of his young ward into his bachelor establishment but over a year comes to value her musical, literary and personal gifts - and romance follows for both. Slight. (PB)
(p. 444-446)
As a Warrior Dies, single work prose
Vivid account of an Indian warrior's fierce attempts to cling to life even after he was severely wounded, and his brave and terrible death from thirst. (PB)
(p. 447)
Her Wit Saved Her, single work prose
Brief account of quick-thinking by a Parisian docotr's wife when faced by a murderous madman. (PB)
(p. 447)
A First of April Joke, single work short story
Two well-to-do schoolboys steal a horse and carriage and persuade a poor but innocent youth to return it. He is arrested and they are faced with having to reveal their guilt. (PB)
(p. 448)
Wanted - A Companion, Mary Forman , single work short story romance
Light romance. An elderly spinster's advertisement for a companion introduces a loving but mysteriously friendless young woman into her house - and leads eventually to the repair of a romance. Co-incidence central to plot. (PB)
(p. 449-450)
Jack's Great Peril, single work short story
A grave man's changed demeanour from his former light-heartedness is explained by an encounter with a madwoman in a train. He escaped death only through the accident that killed her - and at the inquest learned she was his mother placed in a mental asylum for the murder of his older sister when he was an infant. 'Encounter on a train' genre - with a twist; basic narrative strength. (PB)
(p. 451-452)
Twenty Thousand Pounds, single work short story romance
Slight irreverent romance set in the US. Two legatees of an eccentric's will are to inherit £20 000 a piece if they marry each other, see the wrong persons and decide against the match - until their trains collide and they meet face to face ... Three marriages ensue. (PB)
(p. 473-474)
The Police Magistrate's Valentine, Indi , single work short story romance
Pleasant romance of country Victoria, 1864-1870. Two of Australia's native sons, friends from their Melbourne schooldays, meet and woo their respective ladies. One romance is delayed six years through the loss of a valentine behind the postmistress's shelf. (PB)
(p. 475-478)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Includes the fourth instalment of serial fiction 'Uncle Marmaduke's Will; or, Sunshine and Shadow', pp. 427-433.
Notes:
Includes the second instalment of Mrs E. D. E. N. Southworth's serial fiction, 'The Maiden's Vow', pp. 407-415.
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