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Sunshine in Winter, or, the Loves of Old Mr. and Mrs. Dovecot extract   novella  
Issue Details: First known date: 1867... 1867 Sunshine in Winter, or, the Loves of Old Mr. and Mrs. Dovecot
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An extract from the novella 'Sunshine in Winter', relating to the death of the Dovecots's first child.

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Sunshine in Winter, or, The Loves of Old Mr. and Mrs. Dovecott Old Boomerang , 1866 single work novella
— Appears in: Australian Tales and Sketches from Real Life 1868; (p. 91-130)

The courtship and marriage of the Dovecots, immigrants to New South Wales in the early days of the colony.The narrator ponders what it is that enables some married couples to stay happy well into their dotage, whilst others grow impatient and intolerant of each other.
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