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Mary Fortune

Submitted by Karen on July 20, 2011 - 3:59pm
Author Information
Author Name: 
Mary Fortune
Author's Home Country: 
Australia
Author's Website: 
http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10167b.htm
Author's Website: 
http://lsussex.customer.netspace.net.au/womanofmystery.htm

About the Author

Mary Fortune (c. 1833-1910?) migrated from Canada to the Australian goldfields in 1855. She published her first detective stories in the Australian Journal in 1865, using the pseudonyms of 'Waif Wander' and 'W. W.'. In all, she wrote over 500 detective stories over 40 years, most featuring Detective Mark Sinclair. Her one book, The Detective's Album (1871), is the first known collection of detective fiction stories by a woman. She died an alcoholic, the date and place still unknown - somehow fitting for this pioneering woman of mystery.

Books by This Author:
Three Murder Mysteries
The Fortunes of Mary Fortune
Other Entries About this Author:

Blog entry

Currently Reading - Three Murder Mysteries, Mary Fortune : 25 Jul 2009 - 11:04am : Karen
That Was the Week (or so) that was #34 - Colonial Australian Crime Fiction : 1 Feb 2009 - 5:53pm : Karen

Book Review

THE FORTUNES OF MARY FORTUNE - Lucy Sussex (ed) : 2 Jan 2010 - 11:42am : Karen
THREE MURDER MYSTERIES - Mary Fortune : 6 Aug 2009 - 10:41am : Karen



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