Parasols and Prosthetic Limbs : The World War I Magazine Fiction of Sumner Locke - Table of Contents

Parasols and Prosthetic Limbs : The World War I Magazine Fiction of Sumner Locke
Compiled and edited by Dr Catriona Mills

(Status : Public)

Coordinated by WW1 Project

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Men (1914)

A woman struggles with the question of her only son's enlistment.

Originally published in the Western Mail, 13 November 1914, p.48.

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Three Gentlemen to the Front (1915)

Three gentlemen off for a shooting holiday find themselves in a world of women, as every man in the region has enlisted.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 10 July 1915, p.6.

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Mobilising Johnny (1915)

A country family deal with the rejection of their son for military service.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 23 January 1915, p.6.

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Just Being a Woman (1915)

Two women disagree over whether a husband's primary duty is to his wife or his country.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 27 March 1915, p.6.

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The Hardest Fight (1915)

The war introduces an element of conflict into the marriage of a soldier and his deeply devoted wife.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 21 August 1915, p.6.

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Setting the Seal (1915)

A doctor is faced with passing fit for military service the dissolute husband of the woman he loves.

Originally published in the Western Mail, 30 July 1915, pp.40-41.

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The Eternal Softness (1916)

A late-in-life romance illuminates a discussion of women’s role in the war effort.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 5 August 1916, p.6.

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The One Shall Be Taken (1916)

Two women in a farming community disagree over whether their sons should enlist.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 14 October 1916, p.6.

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Three Chances to One (1916)

A young woman seeking to marry her sweetheart, recently returned from the front, finds him reluctant to marry after receiving serious war injuries.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 29 January 1916, p.6.

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The Dogtown Bonus (1916)

A small town suffers the consequences of getting up 'a kind of war bonus, which was to be awarded to the man returned [...] for BRAVERY and SUFFERING.'

Originally published in the Punch Annual, 5 December 1916, pp.32-33.

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The Genuine Shirker (1916)

A young woman uses her sweetheart's dandyism as a way of overcoming his reluctance to enlist.

Originally published in the Weekly Times, 6 May 1916, p.6.

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The Kidnapping of Lieut. Wally (1916)

A young woman goes to great lengths to convince her long-time sweetheart — who has returned from Gallipoli missing an arm and an ear — to marry her.

Originally published in the Weekly Times Annual, 4 November 1916, p.24.

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