Olive Christian Malvery
Creating a biography of Edwardian Britain's pioneering undercover journalist.
List of Works
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Non-fiction
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The Soul Market. (1906). Hutchinson & Co.
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Baby Toilers. (1907). Hutchinson & Co.
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Thirteen Nights. (1908). Hodder & Stoughton.
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A Year and a Day. (1912). Hutchinson & Co.
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The White Slave Market. (1912). Stanley Paul & Co.
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Newspapers
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Mackirdy's Weekly (1914)
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Articles
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Series: The Heart of All Things (Later published as The Soul Market). Pearson's Weekly.
- Title unknown, article on Homeless and destitute women, sleeping on the street. (November 1904)
- "The Seamy Side of London Life" (December 1904)
- "III. Gilding the Gutter: An Account of the Lives of the Costermongers" (January 1905)
- "IV. Music in the By-ways." (February 1905).
- "V. The Makers of Millions: An Account of the Life of London's Factory Girls" (March 1905).
- “VI. The Story of Waitresses and Shopgirls” (June 1905)
- "VII. The Slaves of Society" (July 1905)
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Series: The Alien Question. (1905). Pearson's Magazine. (1905).
- "I. The Foreign Immigrant at Home" (April 1905)
- "II. The Promised Land." (May 1905)
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"Women and the Money Market." (1906). The Ladies Realm. (November 1906).
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"The Voice That Wins." (1906). The Ladies Realm. (December 1906).
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"Men and their Disinclination for Marriage." (1907). The Ladies Realm. (January 1907).
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"Conversation: The different and indifferent." (1907). The Ladies Realm. (April 1907).
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"On Outpost Duty." (1907). The Quiver. (December 1907).
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Series: The Writing on the Wall. Christian Globe.
- "Slave and Sinner." (May 1908)
- "This Our Brother." (May 1908)
- "The Nether Millstone." (May 1908)
- "Poverty Pictures." (May 1908)
- "The Bitter Road." (June 1908)
- "A Bottle of Tears." (June 1908)
- "A Bit of Rope." (June 1908)
- "Crime Colleges." (June 1908)
- "Society Sharks." (July 1908)
- "The Children’s Bread." (July 1908)
- "Culture." (July 1908)
- "A Night Out." (July 1908)
- "Society Saints." (July 1908)
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Series: The Family Skeleton. Christian Globe.
- "I. Theories And Facts." (August 1908)
- "II. The "Privileges" Of Service." (August 1908)
- "III. Tweeny." (August 1908)
- "IV. Cook." (August 1908)
- "V. Femme De Chambre." (September 1908)
- "VI. Under The Leads in London." (September 1908)
- "VII. Mary Anne." (September 1908)
- "VIII. General." (October 1908)
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Series: The Lure of the Lights. Christian Globe.
- "I. From The Front" (October 1908)
- "II. From Behind The Scenes." (October 1908)
- "III. In Harness." (October 1908)
- "IV. The Real Hub Of The Universe." (October 1908)
- "V. On The Road." (November 1908)
- "VI. Across The Water." (November 1908)
- "VII. Gay Paree And The Rest." (November 1908)
- "VIII. A Harp With Hidden Strings." (November 1908)
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"Five Christmases in Five Lands" [2 part series]. Christian Globe. (December 1908)
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"The Seven Ages of Woman: IV. The Bride." (1913). Frontier Sentinel. (August 1913).
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Editorials in Mackirdy's Weekly.
- "Forward" (January 1914)
- "Our Firms and Us" (January 1914)
- "What the Music-Hall Stands For" (February 1914)
- "To My Friends" (February 1914)
- "Charity Versus Justice" (March 1914)
- "Deeds, Not Words" (March 1914)
- "Who Governs England?" (April 1914)
- "God and the Jerry Builder" (April 1914)
- "What is Prejudice?" (April 1914)
- "The New Conscience" (April 1914)
- "The Abandoned Child" (May 1914)
- "Champions of “the People” " (June 1914)
- "The Toll of the Sea" (June 1914)
- "Mob Law" (June 1914)
- "A Letter From Belfast" (July 1914)
- "The Pride Of Ireland" (July 1914)
- "What We Know Of Ulster" (August 1914)
- "Books and Thoughts" (August 1914)
- "The Largest Flax Spinning Mills In The World" (August 1914)
- "The Light In The Night" (August 1914)
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Series: Militancy Exposed. Mackirdy's Weekly.
- i. The Wire Puller (January 1914)
- ii. Miss Pankhurst’s Plans (February 1914)
- iii. What Militancy Means (February 1914)
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Series: My Life. Mackirdy's Weekly.
- I. (March 1914)
- II. "Chapter II" (March 1914)
- III. (March 1914)
- IV. "Travels in India" (March 1914)
- V. (April 1914)
- VI. (April 1914)
- VII. "An Introduction to Domestic Service or Servitude" (April 1914)
- VIII. "General" (April 1914)
- IX. "Lady Help" (May 1914)
- X. "Mary Anne" (May 1914)
- XI. "Femme De Chambre" (May 1914)
- XII. "The Seaside Snare" (May 1914)
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Series: Romances of Commerce. Mackirdy's Weekly.
- i. The Soul of Comfort: The Story of the Chilprufe Manufacturing Company (May 1914)
- ii. A Perfect Food: The Story of Plasmon (May 1914)
- iii. A Royal Beverage: The Story of a visit to Messrs Fry's Historic House, Bristol (June 1914)
- iv. Edinburgh and London: The Stories of Messrs. McVitie and Price. (July 1914)
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Series: Our Horizon. Mackirdy's Weekly.
- 1 August 1914
- 8 August 1914
- 15 August 1914
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Novels
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The Speculator. (1908). T. Werner Laurie.
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Love's Soldier. (1913). Cassell and Company Ltd.
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Short Stories
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"Yellow Rose". (1901). Pearson's Magazine. Volume XI. (1901).
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Synopsis - A four year old girl called Yellow Rose attends school accompanied by her rag doll ‘Goldie’ and a puppy. Two years later, a fire breaks out at the school and Yellow Rose sneaks to rescue the doll and puppy, dying in the process.
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"Sparrows". (1903). The Temperance Record, January 1903. National Temperance League.
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“The Star Garden: a story of a boy's love”. (1903). The Quiver. (September 1903).
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Synopsis - Set in the Isle of Scilly, a young boy Jim Pett finds joy in his friendship with his master’s five-year-old daughter Nestie Rachell. When Nestie is stranded on a rock amongst rising waves, Jim successfully rescues her in spite of his disability, but tragically drowns as a result.
"The Baby and the Bird." (1905). Pearson's Magazine. (February 1905).
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"The Fool's Devotion." (1907). The Ladies Realm. (March 1907).
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"Marriages Made on Earth". (1907). The Brandon Union. (October 1907).
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Poems (music by William Yeates Hurlstone)
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'Seeta, the Dancer.' (1900). About a modest maiden in the service of an Indian temple, who becomes the object of the High Priest's admiration.
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'The Slave Queen'. (c.1900). Set in the old Mogul capital of Agra.
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Poems
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The Romance of the Red Rose (c.1903). A Romantic retelling of her ancestors' marriage.
'The Captive'. (c.1903)
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Songs (with William Y Hurlstone)
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Five miniature Ballads. A song-cycle. (c.1907). Goodwin & Tabb.
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