An Extraordinary Case of Somnambulism single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1881... 1881 An Extraordinary Case of Somnambulism
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Romance between an Oxbridge man and a young lady is terminated when he attempts to cut off a lock of her hair in his sleep. He strikes up an acquaintance with the lady's sister without luck until he tries to cut a lock again and is shot for his pains. Odd; narrated by the independently-minded sister. (PB)

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