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G. R. Sims G. R. Sims i(A36178 works by) (a.k.a. George Robert Sims)
Also writes as: George R. Sims
This international person/organisation [strike out not applicable] is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Born: Established: 2 Sep 1847 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 4 Sep 1922 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
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1 Told to the Missionary i "Just look'ee here, Mr. Preacher, you're a-goin' a bit too fur;", G. R. Sims , 1930 single work poetry
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 16 August 1930; (p. 68)
1 The Sister of Mercy's Ghost G. R. Sims , 1905 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 13 December vol. 71 no. 1871 1905; (p. 21-22)
1 Under the Mistletoe Bough G. R. Sims , 1902 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 17 December vol. 65 no. 1715 1902; (p. 49-51)
1 The Crime of Christmas Day George R. Sims , 1898 single work short story adventure
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 33 no. 392 1898; (p. 90-93) Romance of a contented pragmatic London poultry merchant who suspects his wife of unfaithfulness when he discovers she regularly meets another man in his absence. He hires a private detective to watch her - and with his help, on Christmas Day, discovers the man is her father, emigrated to Australia for many years to escape a charge of murder. His innocence is proved with the help of a hypnotist who uncovers the truth from a woman who witnessed the murder years before. (PB)
1 The White Dog : A Ghost Story George R. Sims , 1891 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Herald , Christmas Number 1891; (p. 8-9) The narrator is frightened one night by a white dog which he finds in his study. The dog soon becomes a favoured pet, until its previous owner reveals that a scientific experiment has infected the dog with madness.
1 For a Man's Life G. R. Sims , 1890 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 27 December vol. 41 no. 1093 1890; (p. 16-17)
1 'PA' G. R. Sims , 1890 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 27 December vol. 41 no. 1093 1890; (p. 43-44)
1 Two Sundays i "The bigot, with his narrow mind", G. R. Sims , 1890 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Boomerang , 17 May no. 131 1890; (p. 10)
1 Keeping Christmas i "I saw a lady up a court that leads to Drury-lane;", G. R. Sims , 1889 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 March vol. 39 no. 999 1889; (p. 25)
1 Faust Up to Date (International) assertion G. R. Sims , Henry Pettitt , Meyer Lutz (composer), 1888 single work musical theatre burlesque

Faust up to Date is a musical burlesque that spoofs Gounod's opera, Faust (1859), which had first been performed in London in 1864. The Faust legend had also been the subject of an earlier Lutz work, the romantic opera Mephistopheles; Or, Faust and Marguerite (co-written with Henri Drayton) and produced in 1855.
1 'Ostler Joe i "I stood at eve, when the sun went down, by a grave where a woman lies,", G. R. Sims , 1887 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 February vol. 8 no. 367 1887; (p. 14)
1 1 The Lights o' London Lights of London (International) assertion G. R. Sims , 1881 single work drama

Melodrama.

'Harold Armytage and Bess Marks elope. Harold's father is rich but after the elopement disowns him. Clifford Armytage, Harold's scheming cousin, and Seth Preene, a friend of Harold's father, frame innocent Harold for a crime so that Clifford will inherit the father's money instead of Harold. Seth aids Clifford because he hopes that his daughter, Hetty (who declares "I hate poor people"), would then marry Clifford and become rich. Harold is convicted and sentenced to gaol but escapes and is helped by an elderly couple to find Bess again. Meanwhile, Seth visits Hetty in London. She has become Clifford's mistress. After Harold rescues Seth from drowning, Seth decides to confess his crime so Harold will receive his inheritance and Clifford will get the punishment he deserves' (Wikipedia).
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