Fortune, Mary, 1833?-1911
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Fortune, Mary, 1833?-
Fortune, Mary, b. 1833?
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found: The fortunes of Mary Fortune, 1989:t.p. (Mary Fortune) p. xii (wrote for the Australian journal under the pseudonyms Waif Wander and W. W.) p. xiv ("born Mary Helena Wilson, probably in 1833" in Ireland; moved to Australia in 1855) p. xxii ("... when this not-so-fortunate existence ended is unclear ..."; wrote crime fiction)
found: Nothing but murders and bloodshed and hanging, 2025:CIP t.p. (Mary Fortune) galley (Mary Fortune (1833-1911), a founding figure of crime writing, was the author of hundreds of detective stories as well as hard-hitting journalism; born in Belfast, she married in Canada and emigrated to Australia in 1855)
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1994-06-08: new
2024-10-21: revised
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