Magdalene's Mistake single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1880... 1880 Magdalene's Mistake
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Magdalene Faucit arrives in a Victorian goldrush town determined to avenge the death of her sister and nephew through Ralph Somerton's cruelty and desertion. She plays piano in the local theatre until she wins his love, then spurns and leaves him. He follows her to prove her mistake ... Pleasantly told, if improbable. (PB)

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