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M. H. F. M. H. F. i(A3152 works by)
Writing name for: Mary Fortune
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1 Melbourne Cemetery M. H. F. , 1869 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , November vol. 5 no. 54 1869; (p. 180-181) Description of the grounds, visitors, and thoughts prompted there. (PB)
1 The Stone House M. H. F. , 1869 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 5 no. 53 1869; (p. 106-107) A mysterious stone house, landmark in a colonial town's suburb, yields its secret of love and murder as its sole occupant lies dying. (PB)
1 Rat-Tat M. H. F. , 1869 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , September vol. 5 no. 52 1869; (p. 34-37) 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)
1 My Advertisement M. H. F. , 1869 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 4 no. 48 1869; (p. 563-565) Humorous tale of the results of advertising for housework or teaching in return for lodgings, by a lady. Several references to the Australian Journal are included. Lively. (PB)
1 Bridget O'Brien's Widowhood M. H. F. , 1869 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , July vol. 4 no. 50 1869; (p. 657-662) A tale of an Irish hotel-keeper's all too brief widowhood, and its effect on her business on the diggings in Australia. A blowsy rollicking tale. (PB)
1 Terragon Lodge M. H. F. , 1869 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , June vol. 4 no. 49 1869; (p. 622-627) Romance of young Lucy Shipton and the mature Professor Stafford. Interrupted for a time by the attendance of a young doctor, the Professor's sister quickly provides her own remedy. (PB)
1 Thady Maloney's Wedding M. H. F. , 1869 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 4 no. 51 1869; (p. 738-742) A practical joke played on an ugly Irishman on the Victorian diggings involving impersonation of a woman and preparations for a sham wedding with a drunken bride. Humorous. (PB)
1 To My Little Son on His Birthday i "Eight years have flown, my little son,", M. H. F. , 1865 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 9 September vol. 1 no. 2 1865; (p. 30) Cooee And Other Poems 1995; (p. 10-11)
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