Kirkham's Find

	Kirkham's Find ''Kirkham's Find'' (1897) is a novel by Australian writer Mary Gaunt Mary Eliza Bakewell Gaunt (20 February 1861 – 19 January 1942) was an Australian novelist, born in Chiltern, Victoria. She also wrote collections of short stories, novellas, autobiographies, and non-fiction. She published her first novel ''D .... Story outline Phoebe and Nancy Marsden are sisters living a comfortable existence with their family in rural Victoria. Phoebe is the practical sister, interested in helping the family and refusing a marriage proposal as she does not feel the necessary affection for her suitor. Nancy, on the other hand, marries a well-to-do man twenty years her senior while her lover, Kirkham, is prospecting for gold in Western Australia. Kirkham strikes it rich in WA and upon returning to Victoria and finding Nancy no longer available, turns his affections towards Phoebe. Critical reception A reviewer in ''The Australian'' found that the book "treats of two widely differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mary Gaunt Mary Eliza Bakewell Gaunt (20 February 1861 – 19 January 1942) was an Australian novelist, born in Chiltern, Victoria. She also wrote collections of short stories, novellas, autobiographies, and non-fiction. She published her first novel ''Dave's Sweetheart'' in 1894. Gaunt visited many countries in her life and she wrote about her experiences in five travel books. Early life and education Mary was the elder daughter of William Henry Gaunt, a Victorian county court judge and Elizabeth Gaunt, née Palmer (c. 1835–1922), and was born in Chiltern, Victoria. She was educated at Grenville College, Ballarat and the University of Melbourne, being one of the first two women students to be admitted there. Career She began writing for the press and in 1894 published her first novel ''Dave's Sweetheart''. In the same year she married Dr Hubert Lindsay Miller (a widower) of Warrnambool, Victoria. He died in 1900, and, with only a small income, Gaunt (now also known as Mrs Mary Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Dave's Sweetheart ''Dave's Sweetheart'' (1894) is a novel by Australian writer Mary Gaunt. Story outline The novel is set on the Victorian goldfields of the 1850s and follows the story of Jenny Carter, the willful daughter of a local grog-shop keeper. She is romantically pursued by the local police sergeant, as well as Black Dave, a man who is later thought to be the chief suspect in the murder of a German gardener. Critical reception A reviewer in ''The Argus'' was very impressed with the book: "It is not often that the first novel of a young writer exhibits so much strength of purpose and execution as the ''Dave's Sweetheart'' of Miss Mary Gaunt. It is equally strong in character, incident, imagination and narrative. The half-a-dozen personages by whom the action of the drama is carried on are real men and women, and not marionettes who speak the language of the author while he or she is engaged in pulling the strings behind the scenes. They are, for the most part, very common people, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1897 In Australian Literature This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1897. Books * Guy Boothby ''The Fascination of the King'' '' The Lust of Hate'' ''A Prince of Swindlers'' ''Sheilah McLeod: A Heroine of the Back Blocks'' * Mary Gaunt – ''Kirkham's Find'' * Louise Mack – ''Teens: A Story of Australian School Girls'' * Rosa Praed – ''Nulma'' * Roderic Quinn – ''Mostyn Stayne'' Short stories * Louis Becke – ''Pacific Tales'' * Guy Boothby – "With Three Phantoms" * Ada Cambridge – ''At Midnight and Other Stories'' * Henry Lawson "Mr Smellingscheck" "Two Larrikins" * A. B. Paterson – "Bill and Jim Nearly Get Taken Down" * Steele Rudd "Dave's Snake-Bite" "Jack or Cranky Jack" "A Kangaroo Hunt from Shingle Hut" "The Parson and the Scone" Poetry * Barcroft Boake – '' Where the Dead Men Lie, and Other Poems'' * E. J. Brady – " The Whaler's Pig" * Christopher Brennan – ''XXI Poems 1893-189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]