A Musical Romance single work   short story   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 1888... 1888 A Musical Romance
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Pleasant romance of St Kilda, Melbourne between the tenor, Signor Galliardi and pretty Bella, his landlady's niece and housekeeper. Narrated by an old bachelor who found the house while searching for lodgings where he could practise his violin all day - his landlady being an unmarried teacher of music and singing. The narrator tends pretty Bella through her jealousy as Galliadi falls in love with a rich and beautiful pupil who - fortunately - jilts him. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 23 no. 275 April 1888 Z1066870 1888 periodical issue 1888 pg. 448-451
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  • St Kilda, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
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