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Issue Details: First known date: 1885... vol. 20 no. 238 March 1885 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1885 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Vegetarian, single work short story humour
Hostile reception of a vegetarian preacher in a farming household. Probably US. (PB)
(p. 358)
The Palace of Truth, single work short story
A young lawyer falls asleep and dreams of a ball he is to attend that night where he is told small painful truths about his conversation, his appearance and his dancing ... When he finally awakes he decides to go to bed rather than the ball. Slight; humorous. (PB)
(p. 359-360)
A Victim of Circumstantial Evidence, single work short story
Narrative of revenge set in England. A shopman dismissed from his job and tried for theft determines upon revenge - which begins with causing his former employer's bankruptcy and finally has him hanged for a theft of which he was innocent. The criminal confesses after his own sentence of execution and implicates his implacable judge in the miscarriage of justice. Realist narrative, with detail predominating over style. (PB)
(p. 360-363)
The Irony of Time, single work short story historical fiction
Of the reversals of fortune of Prince Louis Napoleon, one time neglected resident of London, later Emperor of France. Brief. (PB)
(p. 363)
Between Two Stools, single work short story romance
English romance. A seven year engagement between a school teacher and a young doctor is broken when he decides to go to Rangoon. Faced with a desolate future she receives another proposal and decides to accept it - only to discover it is all a mistake, and that she loses also her first suitor who had relented. After long years of separation they are reunited. Slight. (PB)
(p. 363-366)
A Terrible Night, single work short story thriller
English murder story. Well-worn tale of a night spent at a roadside inn in bad weather, a landlord's murder plot, and the landlord's son is killed in his sleep. Predictable, competent. (PB)
(p. 366-367)
A Strange Coincidence, single work short story
A vacationing doctor treats a Scottish girl who injures herself leaving the tourist boat at Lucerne, becoming well-acquainted with her family. He 'dreams' one night of a very handsome young man who enters her room and stabs her in the heart. Several weeks later on his return to London he recognises the dream figure and follows him to the house of the girl's family and finds she is engaged to him. Purportedly true. (PB)
(p. 374-376)
The Ant, Mark Twain , single work short story humour
Humorous description of the labours of the ant. (PB)
(p. 376)
A Frontier Adventure, single work short story romance
US frontier romance. An Indian attack upon a farmhouse near Chippewa, USA, enables Norah Carter to assess the qualities of her suitors and she chooses the honest stalwart Philip Barker over his more urbane rival. Simple tale with lengthy description of the attack and Norah's role in their defence. (PB)
(p. 377-379)
Too Late, single work short story
A careless husband's neglect of his wife while seeking their fortune on the California goldfields - his failure to write even one letter, breaks her heart. She and her child die the day before he finally does so, and sends some money. Slight; overworked sentiment. (PB)
(p. 379-380)
A Remarkable Duel, single work prose
Sketch of a wild Irish lord who lived and drank hard, fighting a duel from his armchair in his 80th year. (PB)
(p. 380)
Her New Neighbour, single work short story
New neighbours are a welcome addition to isolated Mrs Chickwit's life until their continual borrowing and carelessness - including borrowing her baby - change her opinion sharply. (PB)
(p. 381-382)
Not Too Pretty, single work short story
A mother's grief for the loss of her infant son is finally quelled by rough Janet's honesty. Pathos/sentiment. (PB)
(p. 382)
The Ghostly White Gate, W. W. , single work short story
Sinclair is sent to the farthest outback station with despatches. On his way an old man's apparition visits him demanding justice. At the station he discovers the policeman Frouth and the landlord of the nearby 'inn' have killed the old man for his gold. Sinclair solves the crime with the aid of an honest traveller and the old man's daughter who feigns madness. Odd conclusion where the stolen gold is hidden secretly underground. (PB)
(p. 383-390)
Love and Business, single work short story romance
US light romance. A father steals his son's intended bride in New York to put their business in order - but two years later the son marries his step-mother's daughter, also an heiress. (PB)
(p. 391)
A Desperate Struggle, single work short story adventure
Light adventure. Five intending suicides agree to undertake a hazardous trip to the North Pole by balloon but on the way share their tales, find solutions to their woes, and decide to live. Silly. (PB)
(p. 392-393)
An Ocean Waif, A Seafarer , single work short story adventure
Tales of an infant rescued by a ship of British sailors in the Atlantic Ocean, the love they come to feel for him in caring for him, and his sudden death which grieves them all. Pleasantly written; counterpoints the square unaccustomed fingers of the rough sailors and the feelings the baby arouses. (PB)
(p. 394-396)
Unto Death, single work prose
Sketch of a wolf pack on the US prairie and the vain but valiant fight of a dead hunter's dog to protect his master's body. Impressionistic. (PB)
(p. 396)
Destroying Enemies, single work prose
Anecdote of a Chinese Emperor who made friends of his enemies by treating them well as captives. Exemplary. (PB)
(p. 404)
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