John Maxland's Secret single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1879... 1879 John Maxland's Secret
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Two brothers and the faithfully married couple who followed them from England live reclusively on the cliffs of Port Phillip Bay. A detective from England comes to arrest one of them for the murder of his uncle but his brother convinces the man that he is not there. When he goes to find his brother he dicovers him dying - and he confesses that he did indeed kill the old man for his money. Tale of brotherly love; a strong 'mood' piece; dark and tedious. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 15 no. 172 September 1879 Z1012206 1879 periodical issue 1879 pg. 40-42
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  • Mornington Peninsula (Port Phillip Bay), Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria,
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