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Issue Details: First known date: 1877... vol. 12 no. 143 April 1877 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1877 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Ugly Dog, E. M. , single work short story
In Bourdeaux, in the reign of Louis XVI and during the 'Reign of Terror' (the Revolution), the tale of a Jacques Pierrot, his loyal wife and his clever dog who help him to escape from imprisonment. (PB)
 (p. 389-390)
Caught at Last, M. W. , single work short story
Romance of two cousins - Rose's reluctance is removed when Robert claims to love another. (PB)
 (p. 395-396)
Rhoda's Flight, single work short story
Romance set in an English village between the squire's grand-daughter and his long-lost grand-son. Includes a misunderstanding. Very slight. (PB)
 (p. 396-397)
Carlota, single work short story
Mexican guerillas ambush a group of Texas rangers at a village dance near Monterey, and they are rescued through the bravery of Carlota, a Mexican woman. (PB)
 (p. 400-402)
Saved by Love : A Life Sketch, M. C. V. , single work short story
A sensitive artistic village schoolmaster rescues the beautiful local heiress from death on a runaway horse, and love soon follows. Slow, slight. (PB)
 (p. 402-403)
A Strange Story, S. S. , single work short story
The courtship and marriage of a New England farmer and his bride ends when she dies in childbirth - but they are not separated for long. (PB)
 (p. 404-405)
Flotsam, single work short story
A terrible storm and a ship's sinking restore a child to the Brentons who lost their own children years before in a shipwreck while returning from Europe. Vivid description of the storm and devestation; storyline less convincing. (PB)
 (p. 406-407)
The Stone House on the Tarwin, W. W. , single work short story
Mark Sinclair sets out to solve the disappearance of a young man from this station in Gippsland shortly before he was to be married. A cellar of potatoes, a ghost and an old shepherd who is an ex-Sydney policeman, assist him in his duty. (PB)
 (p. 407-415)
Saved By a Foe, single work short story
Near Monterey during the Texan-Mexican war an American military surgeon saves a Mexican colonel's life who returns the favour during a later skirmish. Full of action and local colour, including the savagery of a Mexican ambush. (PB)
 (p. 416-417)
The Will and the Way, single work short story
A clergyman tries to counsel an ill-treated wife to smile through her husband's petulance - but is obliged to cede the field. (PB)
 (p. 417)
A Grateful Widower, Walter Scott , single work short story
Reputedly a favourite anecdote of Scott on his cousin 'Watty', a British sailor, who was forced to marry a tavern landlady and later rejoiced to read of her death. (PB)
 (p. 427)
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Notes:
Includes the first instalment of 'The Demon of Brockenheim; Or, The Enchanted Ring', pp. 391-394.
Notes:
Includes the final instalment of serial fiction, 'Nina Cavallon; Or, the Foundling's Bride. A Persian Romance'. pp. 379-388.
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