Policy and Passion
by Rosa Campbell PRAED (1852 - 1935)
"Policy and Passion, a Novel of Australian Life" tells the story about a father and daughter, torn between the policy of the country in which they live and the passions both have. The father, Thomas, is a rising politician until his love for a married woman changes the game while the daughter, Honora, falls in love with an English nobleman. But this is not only a love story. This novel tells about the early days of Australia, and tells the story of a whole community. It receives scholarly attention as a work about colonialism. - Summary by Stav Nisser
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Policy and Passion:
III. THE PREMIER'S STOREKEEPER ,
IV. THE WEAVING OF THE SPELL ,
IX. THE FERRIS MENAGE ,
V. MRS. VALLANCY'S HOME ,
VI. YOU MUST MARRY HONORIA LONGLEAT ,
VII. AN AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER ,
VIII. THE ENCHANTRESS OF KOORALBYN ,
X. HERCULES AND OMPHALE ,
XI. ANGELA ,
XII. ON THE LAGOON ,
XIII. FATHER AND DAUGHTER ,
XIV. THE COUP D'ETAT ,
XIX. A PICNIC IN THE MOUNTAINS ,
XL. THE ORDEAL ,
XLI. THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE PREMIER ,
XLII. LAST WORDS ,
XLIII. THE KNOTTING OF THE THREADS ,
XV. THE DRYAD OF THE TI-TREE ,
XVI. BARRINGTON AND HONORIA ,
XVII. YOU'LL GET THE CROOKED STICK AT LAST ,
XVIII. MUSIC IN THE VERANDA ,
XX. IN THE SCRUB ,
XXI. THE LIPS THAT WERE NEAREST ,
XXII. THE WORSHIP OF SHAKESPEARE ,
XXIII. MISS LONGLEAT AT THE BUNYAS ,
XXIV. FASCINATION ,
XXIX. THE DIAMONDS ,
XXV. YOU SHALL BE MY FAITH ,
XXVI. BARRINGTON A REJECTED SUITOR ,
XXVII. THE TRYST BY THE BAMBOOS ,
XXVIII. TOM DUNGIE GOSSIPS ,
XXX. AT THE CENTRE OF PEACE ,
XXXI. MR. VALLANCY'S RETURN ,
XXXII. IF I HAVE BEEN BAD TO YOU, IT IS NOW ,
XXXIII. AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMMY DEANS ,
XXXIV. NEWS BY THE MAIL ,
XXXIX. BEFORE THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ,
XXXV. IN PERIL ,
XXXVI. SAVED ,
XXXVII. SINISTER OMENS ,
XXXVIII. THE DINNER TO GENERAL COMPTON