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Issue Details: First known date: 1872... vol. 8 no. 91 December 1872 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1872 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Can't Afford to Marry, M. K. D. , single work prose
Thoughts on the mercenary selfishness that persuades men and women not to marry. (PB)
 (p. 179)
Mr Simpkin's Country Lodgings, S. A. W. , single work prose
On a city dweller's discomforts while enjoying 'the pleasures' of the country. (PB)
 (p. 179)
Notes of a Detective, series - author short story
An English bank courier has 11 000 pounds picked from his pocket but it is quickly traced to London and recovered by the intrepid detective, Mr Taplin. (PB)
 (p. 180-181)
Hannah, Anna Shields , single work short story
A shop-girl is considered an unworthy match by her future mother-in-law until her loyalty during his false trial and imprisonment prove her worth. Includes the common hair-sacrificing episode - to gain money to nurse her mother-in-law to be. (PB)
 (p. 182-183)
My Parasol, single work short story
On the Total Depravity of Inanimate Objects - the purchase of a parasol a size too small and the resurrection of a romantic acquaintance a few years old. (PB)
 (p. 184-186 [numbered p.198])
Mark Twain's Watch, Mark Twain , single work prose
On the ruin of a good watch by watchmaker's repairs. (PB)
 (p. 186)
The Sewing-Machine Man, single work short story
Romance between a young woman and a sewing-machine agent - assisted by the reverses in fortune they encounter. City-setting. (PB)
 (p. 200-201)
Disgustingly Rich, Myra Mulgrave , single work short story
Set in the English village of Dinglewood the tale of a rich young stock and share agent and his wife who impress the village with their wealth and are ruined when a defalcation is discovered. (PB)
 (p. 203-210)
Poor Old Jerry, Tom Tallfern , single work prose
The sale of an old horse prompts reflections on the ingratitude of man to his loyal creatures. (PB)
 (p. 215)
The Widow Bound, Justin McCarthy , single work short story
A young widow bound by her husband's will not to marry or else to lose her riches meets a poor young man with artistic leanings. (PB)
 (p. 216-218)
The Doctors and the Spirits : By a Tortoiseshell Tom, Tom , single work prose
A group of doctors meet in the hotel of a leading Australian city to destroy the reputations of rival medical men. They receive spiritual guidance and bad poetry from the ether and quarrel as a consequence. Perhaps an attempted satirical response to a medical ethics debate. (PB)
 (p. 219-220)
Herbert's Recompense, Frances Henshaw Baden , single work short story
A rich young man adopts a dead street musician's grand-daughter - and her love and loyalty remain his in the years that follow, as he loses his fortune and she becomes a rich opera singer. (PB)
 (p. 221-222)
A Visit to the Communists, An Australian in Europe , single work prose travel
Account of trials and imprisonment of the Communists at Versailles: a visit to the tribunal, Chantier prison, and the Justice Militaire. Includes brief portraits of Boudin and the pétroleuse, Louis Michel. (PB)
 (p. 223-224)
Boy and Man - A Life Story, Sylvanus Cobb (Jnr) , single work short story
Set in Winford, New England. An orphaned, illegitimate boy determines to make his way in the world and in 1870 returns triumphant. Seems to be based on the life of a famous American politician. Protestant work ethic style. (PB)
 (p. 224-225)
Pilgrims of the Middle Ages, single work prose
General comments on the illicit uses to which pilgrimages are put, and an account of the false charges leading to the death of a French knight in 1386. (PB)
 (p. 225)
Appearances, Myson , single work prose
On their deceptivenss. (PB)
 (p. 225)
Cousin Tom, single work short story
The return of an apparently penniless cousin reveals the true natures of the Leroy brothers - merchant and carpenter -and they are rewarded accordingly. (PB)
 (p. 226)
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