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On the postman's visit to a group of Melbourne neighbours, and the narrator's observations of their interrelationships. Slightly wordy, occasionally humorous romance of a poor widow reunited with her father, and a scheming marriage-seeker. (PB)
On the need for perfect freedom of choice, and liberty of development for women to discover what they are competent to do. Examples of women succeeding outside the home. (PB)
A whaling captain's story to his sons of a lone survivor picked up amidst the ice of the southern ocean. He survived through not drinking alcohol. (PB)
On the romance of a handsome young splitter and his pretty refined wife in the Australian bush, a comfort to both for lost loved ones - a seduced lover and a dead father. (PB)