by Stories from the Archive | Oct 28, 2022 | Short story
by Capel Boake (1899-1944) In this short story, a wealthy young man meets, on a steamship trip from South Africa to Melbourne, a not so well-heeled young woman and her mother, who is ambitious for a good marriage for her daughter. He came in early that night after a...
by Stories from the Archive | Sep 30, 2022 | Short story
by Capel Boake [Doris Boake Kerr] (1899-1944) A young woman suffering a betrayal lends a helping hand to a neighbour in need. (This short story appeared in The Australasian in 1926.) The young man in the next room coughed — a hard, racking cough that seemed to tear...
by whisperinggums | Sep 28, 2022 | Essay
by Whispering Gums An article on the Sydney-born writer of short stories, poems, articles and novels, Capel Boake. Having moved to Melbourne while still a child, she was active in literary circles, there as well as developing her own writing career....
