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Trischler Trischler i(A87623 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. Trischler and Company)
Born: Established: London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
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14 64 y separately published work icon The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fergus Hume , Melbourne : Kemp and Boyce , 1886 Z156928 1886 single work novel (taught in 8 units)

'Set in the charming and deadly streets of Melbourne, this vivid and brilliantly plotted murder thriller tells the story of a crime committed by an unknown assassin. With its panoramic depiction of a bustling yet uneasy city, Hansom Cab has a central place in Australian literary history and, more importantly, it remains highly readable. ' (Publication summary)
2 4 y separately published work icon The Soul of Countess Adrian : A Romance Rosa Praed , 1888 Z867047 1888 single work novel horror

'An actress in London is possessed by a vampire, but the spirit is driven out by an exorcism' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.57).
3 13 y separately published work icon Madame Midas : A Realistic and Sensational Story of Australian Mining Life Fergus Hume , 1888 Cleveland : A. Westbrook , Z104590 1888 single work novel crime
2 Rick; or, The Récidiviste : a Romance of Australian Life David G. Falk , 1889 single work novel
2 y separately published work icon The Black Drop Hume Nisbet , London : Trischler , 1891 Z668219 1891 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, or, The Witch's Cavern H. C. M. Watson , London : Trischler , 1890 Z1016968 1890 single work novel science fiction The story opens in 2989 and is narrated by William Purley, a student of Melbourne University. Purley embarks on a tour of Australia with some friends. They set out to visit the capital, Eyreton, and later decide to extend their adventure with a trip to the African continent and then England. In England, they visit many cities that have become greatly diminished and barely inhabited. The narrator is then transported back to London in the last years of the 19th century to see the origin of England's decline.
1 2 y separately published work icon Under the Gum Tree : Australian Bush Stories Mrs Patchett Martin (editor), London : Trischler , 1890 Z84470 1890 anthology short story
2 7 y separately published work icon The Golden Lake, or, The Marvellous History of a Journey Through the Great Lone Land of Australia Carlton Dawe , London : Trischler , 1890 Z256097 1890 single work novel adventure science fiction

'The Golden Lake is the story of three white men and an Aborigine led by Dick Hardwicke who set off in search of a great lost civilisation beyond the treacherous deserts of Western Australia. At the outset, Dick's cousin, Archie, senses that spiritual forces are stirring in this wilderness. The heroes know they are on the right trail when they discover a cave full of exotic golden sculptures and conclude that they were caved long ago by a superior race who dwelt on the shores of an idyllic inland sea.'

Source: Lemuria and Australian Dreams of an Inland Sea
2 1 y separately published work icon My Weird Wooing David Fowler , Melbourne : Centennial Publishing Co. , 1888 Z992630 1888 single work novel
1 2 y separately published work icon The Romance of a Station Rosa Praed , London : Trischler , 1889 Z867001 1889 single work novel
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