A Practical Joke single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1881... 1881 A Practical Joke
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An Australian birthday party in 1860 witnesses Lucy Wilson's agreement to visit the nearby graveyard at midnight to prove she is unafraid of ghosts. Her friends follow her there and their thoughtless joke brings on insanity ... Plain tale; a little forced. (PB)

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