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Mary Helena Fortune : An Independent Fly in the Webs of Victorian Society
2019
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criticism
— Appears in: Brno Studies in English , vol. 45 no. 1 2019; (p. 129-142)'Mary Helena Fortune (c. 1833–1909) was a pioneer Australian crime fiction writer. At a time when marriage and domesticity still largely defined women's lives, in her autobiographical journalism Fortune freely admitted to being selffinancing. She claimed that her tea tasted better when she remembered that she has "earned every penny of the money that bought it." It was unusual for a Victorian woman. And as her memoirs and journalistic prose testify, Fortune was anything but usual. The story of her life, her writing, her husbands, sons and lovers is extraordinary, and was potentially dangerous for Fortune, given the hypocritical morals of the time. Thus, being fully aware of the webs the Victorian society set for independent flies, Fortune wrote under a pseudonym of Waif Wander which sheltered her, and protected her income. Her memoirs, partly fictionalised, a common Victorian genre, reveal an extraordinary woman and extraordinary times in Australian history.' (Publication abstract)
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Foreword : Sold by the Millions
2012
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— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. viii-xvi) -
Crime Scenes : The Importance of Place in Australian Crime Fiction
2010
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— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 204-213) 'There are eight million stories about crime fiction. And this is one of them. There are two main ways in which writers use place in crime fiction. The first way is to use place to help create a certain mood and atmosphere. The second way is to use the geographical or physical features of a place imaginatively as a plot device. Sometimes the journeys that are made by characters in crime fiction serve to remind us as readers of these two major devices. Although historically a lot of Australian crime fiction has not focused on place in terms of setting, this is changing as Australia continues to change. (Author's introduction, 204)
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Anthropologists as Detectives and Detectives as Anthropologists
2009
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— Appears in: Murder 101 : Essays on the Teaching of Detective Fiction 2009; (p. 166-177) -
Australian Crime Fiction
1998
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review
— Appears in: Margin , July-August no. 45 1998; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Continent of Mystery : A Thematic History of Australian Crime Fiction 1997 single work criticism
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How Australians Got the Sort of Crime Writing They Deserve
1997
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 July 1997; (p. 8)
— Review of Continent of Mystery : A Thematic History of Australian Crime Fiction 1997 single work criticism -
Likes to Scribble
1997
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 July 1997; (p. 8)
— Review of Continent of Mystery : A Thematic History of Australian Crime Fiction 1997 single work criticism -
Crime Tale Could Win Mystery Weekend
1997
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 July 1997; (p. 10s)
— Review of Continent of Mystery : A Thematic History of Australian Crime Fiction 1997 single work criticism -
Rich Vein of Crime Fiction
1997
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 August 1997; (p. C11)
— Review of Continent of Mystery : A Thematic History of Australian Crime Fiction 1997 single work criticism -
Crime of the Centuries
1997
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review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , August vol. 2 no. 7 1997; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Continent of Mystery : A Thematic History of Australian Crime Fiction 1997 single work criticism -
Anthropologists as Detectives and Detectives as Anthropologists
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Murder 101 : Essays on the Teaching of Detective Fiction 2009; (p. 166-177) -
Foreword : Sold by the Millions
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. viii-xvi) -
Crime Scenes : The Importance of Place in Australian Crime Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 204-213) 'There are eight million stories about crime fiction. And this is one of them. There are two main ways in which writers use place in crime fiction. The first way is to use place to help create a certain mood and atmosphere. The second way is to use the geographical or physical features of a place imaginatively as a plot device. Sometimes the journeys that are made by characters in crime fiction serve to remind us as readers of these two major devices. Although historically a lot of Australian crime fiction has not focused on place in terms of setting, this is changing as Australia continues to change. (Author's introduction, 204)
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Sleuth for the Criminal Element
1997
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 August 1997; (p. rev 7) -
Mary Helena Fortune : An Independent Fly in the Webs of Victorian Society
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Brno Studies in English , vol. 45 no. 1 2019; (p. 129-142)'Mary Helena Fortune (c. 1833–1909) was a pioneer Australian crime fiction writer. At a time when marriage and domesticity still largely defined women's lives, in her autobiographical journalism Fortune freely admitted to being selffinancing. She claimed that her tea tasted better when she remembered that she has "earned every penny of the money that bought it." It was unusual for a Victorian woman. And as her memoirs and journalistic prose testify, Fortune was anything but usual. The story of her life, her writing, her husbands, sons and lovers is extraordinary, and was potentially dangerous for Fortune, given the hypocritical morals of the time. Thus, being fully aware of the webs the Victorian society set for independent flies, Fortune wrote under a pseudonym of Waif Wander which sheltered her, and protected her income. Her memoirs, partly fictionalised, a common Victorian genre, reveal an extraordinary woman and extraordinary times in Australian history.' (Publication abstract)
