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Agnes Murphy, One woman’s wisdom (fiction extract)

by Stories from the Archive | Sep 15, 2023 | Fiction

by Agnes Murphy (1865-1931) The opening chapter of Agnes Murphy’s only novel, One woman’s wisdom, following Teresa Pitt’s review which appeared on Wednesday. Book 1, Chapter 1 The smoke curled lazily above the thatched roof of a cottage of poor...

Nancy Hogan, The parable of the mountain (poem)

by Stories from the Archive | Sep 8, 2023 | Poetry

by Nancy Hannah Hogan (1873-1905) The parable of the Mountain I slept: and me thought The people of the earth Were divided. And between them, a Mountain, Huge, seeming illimitable. Yet, could I see either side, And on the one Beautiful homes Set in the midst Of wide...

Amy Mack, Her coup-de-theatre (short story)

by Stories from the Archive | Sep 1, 2023 | Short story

by Amy Mack (1876-1939), writing as “Fayre” They had been engaged for a year and a half, but lately she had noticed that his love was beginning to cool. He never talked in the old, rapturous way of “some day,” and their daily meetings had dwindled down to...
Maud Jeanne Franc, Vermont Vale (review)

Maud Jeanne Franc, Vermont Vale (review)

by Stories from the Archive | Aug 25, 2023 | Reviews

With the simple details of everyday life, at least in some of its phases, the author has endeavoured to blend a few of those clear Gospel truths that are able to make wise unto salvation with the blessing of the Holy Spirit upon them

Ellen Davitt, Force and fraud (fiction extract)

by Stories from the Archive | Aug 18, 2023 | Fiction

by Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) writing as Mrs Arthur Davitt An extract from the first chapter of Ellen Davitt’s novel, Force and fraud, which appeared in The Australian journal in 1865. FORCE AND FRAUD; A TALE OF THE BUSH. BY MRS. ARTHUR DAVITT. Author of ”...
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