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Chads, Ellen Augusta

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    Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women
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Summary

Little is known of this colonial author, who published three collections of short stories and one novella in Melbourne between 1882 and 1891, largely with themes of romance and moral instruction. Comments in the preface to one of her collections indicate that she came to Australia from England, having also spent time in colonial India. Chads dedicated her collection The Snowdrop's Message and Other Tales (1888) to the Bishop of Melbourne, while Tried as Pure Gold and Other Tales (1882) is devoted 'by special permission' to the Governor of Victoria, drawing criticisms of 'bad taste' from a Leader reviewer of the time, for using social connections to seek literary recognition.

Published resources

Books

  • Chads, Mrs, The snowdrops' message : and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1888, 223 pp. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, 95 pp. Details

Short Stories

  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Work for the Master', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 75-76. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Women's Opportunities and Home influence', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 77-83. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Value of Time (a paper for Girls)', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 84-87. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Individual Work', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 88-95. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Tracked By Bushrangers', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 58-74. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'A Strange Sequal to a Ball', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 42-47. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Hugh Mackenzie's Question', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 5-14. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Ghost of Wanganilla', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 48-57. Details
  • Chads, Mrs (Ellen Augusta), 'Floral Legends', in Tracked by bushrangers : and other stories : together with, Work for the Master : a series of papers for women, George Robertson and Co. , Melbourne, 1891, pp. 15-41. Details

Rachael Weaver

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