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Issue Details: First known date: 1882... vol. 17 no. 202 March 1882 of The Australian Journal est. 1865 The Australian Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1882 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Influence of Music : A Story of Gustavus Adolphus, Sylvanus Cobb (Jnr) , single work prose
Tale of Sweden's king moved to mercy by a girl's sweet singing. (PB)
 (p. 361)
The Orphan Girl, Inez , single work short story
A weak, half-starved city girl finds work on the Marshall's farm and receives kindness from all until the boarder's ring disappears and jealous Julia Marshall accuses her of stealing it. She flies but is found by the boarder when he returns to the city. Slight romance; probably US. (PB)
 (p. 363-366)
Lady Forbes, W. W. , single work short story

Sinclair visits the Victorian country town of Craigengelt and renews his acquaintance with the Forbes family. Lord Forbes has married again to a brassy termagent, and Edward the son is banished while the invalid Baby mourns her mother and her own apparent illegitimacy. Sinclair recognises the new Lady Forbes as a thief and a plan to remove the first Lady's remains reveal she is not dead ... (PB)

 (p. 367-373)
Didn't Want to get Insured, single work prose
A clerk deters an insurance salesman by citing his family history of ill-health. Humour. (PB)
 (p. 373)
Living it Down, Mary Grace Halpine , single work short story
Stilted tale of the son of a defrauder who becomes a judge of high reputation. (PB)
 (p. 374-375)
In a Menagerie, single work prose
On the cunning and vengefulness of elephants - in captivity. (PB)
 (p. 375)
Maggie's Predicament, Fantastic , single work short story
A lover's quarrel is repaired when Henry Blythe breaks his leg crossing a river and Maggie Clarence helps rescue and nurse him. Pleasant romance of the Australian countryside, dwelling overlong on the causes of jealousy, etc. (PB)
 (p. 375-378)
Captured in a Vault, single work short story
A bank robbery detected by chance in December 1860 involves a bank clerk, a security man and a policeman in a struggle in the dark. Competent but not compelling. Probably Australian. (PB)
 (p. 390-391)
A Happy Rejoinder, single work prose
A clergyman's plea saves a village blacksmith from drunkenness. Slight. (PB)
 (p. 395)
Cured of Flirting, Mary Kyle Dallas , single work short story
A broken engagement and a foot lamed in a railway accident end Belle Brandon's flirting and reunite her with her lover. Light. (PB)
 (p. 396)
A Ludicrous Blunder, single work short story
Anecdote of the mistake in ceremony by four Highland pipers at a bazaar opened by royalty. (PB)
 (p. 397)
A Ready-Witted Painter, single work prose
Anecdote of Lord Palmerston's wit and his reply by Sir John Watson Gordon, the painter. (PB)
 (p. 397)
The Cunning of the Fox, single work prose
Irish anecdote of a fox counterfeiting death. (PB)
 (p. 397)
A Duel Not Fought, single work prose
A family breakfast persuades a bachelor not to proceed further with his challenge to a married lawyer. (PB)
 (p. 398)
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Notes:
Includes first instalment of Nathan D. Urner's serial fiction, 'The Missing Ship; Or, The Secret of the Deep', pp. 379-387.
Notes:
Includes final instalment of C. M. Barrington's serial fiction, 'A Blighted Life', pp. 392-395.
Notes:
Includes the seventh instalment of Marcus Clarke's serial fiction, 'His Natural Life', pp. 349-361.
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Last amended 23 Feb 2004 10:04:03
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