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Swan, Nathaniel Walter (1834 - 1884)

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    A Couple of Cups Ago, and other stories
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Born
1834
County Monaghan, Ireland
Died
31 July 1884
Stawell, Victoria, Australia

Summary

Swan was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, and educated at Glasgow University. He emigrated to the Victorian goldfields in 1854; later on, he developed his literary interests in Melbourne, becoming a close friend of Henry Kingsley and Marcus Clarke. A successful journalist, Swan was editor of the Ararat and Pleasant Creek Advertiser and the Stawell News. His stories appeared in the Queenslander and Sydney Mail, and his books include Tales of Australian Life (1875), Luke Miver's Harvest (1879) - for which the Sydney Mail awarded a prize of 100 pounds - Lucy Ross's Sacrifice (1881) and A Couple of Cups Ago, and other stories (1885).

Published resources

Books

  • Swan, N. Walter, Tales of Australian life, Chapman & Hall, London, 1875, 369 pp. Details
  • Swan, N. Walter, Luke Mivers' harvest, Stawell News and Pleasant Creek Chronicle, Stawell, Vic., 1899, 223 pp. Details
  • Swan, Nathaniel Walter, A Couple of Cups Ago, and other stories, Cameron, Laing & Co., Printers, Melbourne, 1885, 152 pp. Details

Short Stories

  • Swan, Nathaniel Walter, 'Widow Blane', in A couple of cups ago, and other stories, Cameron, Laing & Co., Printers, Melbourne, 1885, pp. 1-81. Details
  • Swan, Nathaniel Walter, 'Mrs. Fairbank's Recognition', in A couple of cups ago, and other stories, Cameron, Laing & Co., Printers, Melbourne, 1885, pp. 98-120. Details
  • Swan, Nathaniel Walter, 'Miss Emily Marsh', in A couple of cups ago, and other stories, Cameron, Laing & Co., Printers, Melbourne, 1885, pp. 139-152. Details
  • Swan, Nathaniel Walter, 'Gannon's Charge', in A couple of cups ago, and other stories, Cameron, Laing & Co., Printers, Melbourne, 1885, pp. 121-138. Details
  • Swan, Nathaniel Walter, 'A Couple of Cups Ago', in A couple of cups ago, and other stories, Cameron, Laing & Co., Printers, Melbourne, 1885, pp. 82-97. Details

Created: 16 May 2008, Last modified: 10 June 2015