The Jacksons single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1887... 1887 The Jacksons
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Partly satirical account from the narrator's fanciful youth of the poor JAckson family and their struggles to survive illness, starvation and the constant incursion of new family members. The narrator's romantic illusions and those of her 'blighted' maid are removed by the end of the tale ... (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1887
Serialised by: The Australian Journal 1865 periodical (900 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in two instalments in the Australian Journal 22.261 (Febraury 1887) pp. 311-316; 22.262 (March 1887) pp. 365-368.
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