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1 Three New Year's Days S. A. Shields , 1883 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 18 no. 212 1883; (p. 254-257) An orphaned girl brings sunshine to the gloomy house inhabited by her uncle who had quarreled with her mother and his own son. She earns a living as a teacher, falls in love, and marries him - making a place for her crusty uncle in their home. Her husband's invalid father is discovered to be her uncle's son - so all is resolved over three New Year's Days. Slow thawing of frozen trust and love stressed. (PB)
1 A Merry Christmas S. A. Shields , 1881 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 17 no. 199 1881; (p. 189-190) A coachman reforms his drinking habits and stays away from his wife for four years until he feels certain of his strength because of a sharp dressing-down from the young mistress who assisted them to marry. Servant romance fostered by the mistress, narrated by the housekeeper. Some moralising but tempered by light tone. Suggests that no one may separate man and wife but conflict, in that someone does and it assists them. (PB)
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