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Julia Blitz Julia Blitz i(A19847 works by) (birth name: Julia Myers) (a.k.a. Mrs A. Blitz)
Also writes as: Modicum
Born: Established: 1847 Tamworth, Tamworth area, New England, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1923 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Jewish
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1 2 y separately published work icon An Australian Millionaire Julia Blitz , London : Ward, Lock and Bowden , 1893 Z799125 1893 single work novel 'A complicated melodramatic tale turning upon the terms of a will and the substitution of one child for another, a fact that only comes to light after the boy has fallen in love with his own sister.' (The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008, p. 9)
1 y separately published work icon Crushed Flowers : Breathing Fragrance All Around Him Julia Blitz , 1889 Z334297 1889 single work short story
1 Caught by a Bow Julia Blitz , 1888 single work short story
— Appears in: Digger Dick's Darling : A Romance of Australian Squatting, Mining, and Social Life 1888; (p. 198-227) A young heiress is acutely aware of the attention her promised wealth attracts and rebels against attempts at match-making. However, when a blind violinist accidently runs his bow through her hair, her life takes a new direction.
1 'Horley's Ark' Julia Blitz , 1888 single work novella
— Appears in: Digger Dick's Darling : A Romance of Australian Squatting, Mining, and Social Life 1888; (p. 131-197) Several members of a family, across several generations, have been willing to defy family dictates and forgo their inheritances for the sake of true love. One family member, though, a seemingly misogynistic old bachelor, has managed to collect all the wealth. However, he turns out to be full of suprises.
1 Digger Dick's Darling Julia Blitz , 1888 single work novella
— Appears in: Digger Dick's Darling : A Romance of Australian Squatting, Mining, and Social Life 1888; (p. 9-130) Young Dick, a digger on the New South Wales goldfields, falls in love with Polly, the local Parson's daughter. However, upon the Parson's death his daughter is sent to distant relatives somewhere in Queensland, where she is treated harshly by her shallow and pretentious relatives, the Dandicrats. Dick, having come into a substantial inheritance, sets out to find Polly and declare his love. He succeeds and they marry, and along the way the Dandicrats are exposed for the fools they are.
1 1 y separately published work icon Digger Dick's Darling : A Romance of Australian Squatting, Mining, and Social Life Julia Blitz , Melbourne : E. W. Cole , 1888 Z356457 1888 selected work short story
2 The Wurtamurtah Estate Prize Julia Blitz , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: Digger Dick's Darling : A Romance of Australian Squatting, Mining, and Social Life 1888; (p. 228-256) Strolling to work, absorbed in thought, George Feuerfeld is caught unaware by a dust storm that causes him to lose hold of an important envelope. When Dudley Crimp leaps up to close a window against the storm on the upstairs floor of the tailor's shop where he works, he finds the envelope, and an intriguing chain of events ensues.
1 y separately published work icon Cousin Polly : A Tale of Cudtheringa Julia Blitz , 1887-1888 Z577787 1887-1888 single work novel
1 1 The Story of a Queensland Bank-Note Modicum , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 8 January vol. 35 no. 887 1887; (p. 84)
1 y separately published work icon Heilbronn Julia Blitz , 1883-1884 Z19669 1883-1884 single work novel
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