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Colonial Australian Popular Fiction Digital Archive
y separately published work icon The Luck of the Leura selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1907... 1907 The Luck of the Leura
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:John Long , 1907 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Luck of the Leura, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 9-74)
Mother Quinlan's Weaner, Rosa Praed , single work short story
Noble ex-alcoholic remittance man dried out by scheming shanty-keeper in hopes of marrying her daughters richly, falls in love with one daughter and proposes after learning he has succeeded to a title and wealth, but she disbelieves it, turns him down for a local squatter who seems a better prospect, and he drinks himself to death. Similar themes are found in Campbell-Praed's 'The Lost Earl of Ellam' and Boothby's 'The Marriage of Esther: A Torres Straits Sketch'
 (p. 75-118)
Bushed : An Episode in Kangaroo Hunting, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 119-140)
The Doctor's Yarn, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 141-191)
A Scare of the Blacks, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 192-216)
Old Berris of Boggo Creek, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 217-244)
Aurea, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 245-320)
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