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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...

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 ”...
Mary Grant Bruce, A little bush maid (fiction extract)

Mary Grant Bruce, A little bush maid (fiction extract)

by Stories from the Archive | Aug 11, 2023 | Fiction

by Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958) To complement Michelle Scott Tucker’s essay on Mary Grant Bruce’s iconic Billabong books, we present Chapter 1 of A little bush maid, the initial book in the series. (As Michelle warns, the series contains outdated values...
Barbara Baynton, Human Toll (fiction extract)

Barbara Baynton, Human Toll (fiction extract)

by Stories from the Archive | Jul 21, 2023 | Fiction

by Barbara Baynton (1857-1929) Baynton’s Human Toll is a gothic novel, almost unrelievably dark. The passage we have chosen here is a relatively lighter one, illustrating Ursula’s yearning for freedom from her oppressive foster parents, the Rev and Mrs...
Jeannie Gunn, We of the Never Never (extract)

Jeannie Gunn, We of the Never Never (extract)

by Stories from the Archive | Jun 16, 2023 | Fiction

“Me savey scrub ’im, and sweep ’im, and wash ’im, and blue ’im, and starch ’im,” she said glibly

Caroline Leakey, The Broad Arrow (fiction extract)

Caroline Leakey, The Broad Arrow (fiction extract)

by Stories from the Archive | May 19, 2023 | Fiction

by Caroline Leakey (1827-1881) writing as “Oliné Keese” The Broad Arrow, the tale of a female convict, was reviewed here on Wednesday. The following extract portrays the moment of the lead character Maida’s downfall. At the door of an humble lodging-house,...
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