Dr Middleton's Patient single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1886... 1886 Dr Middleton's Patient
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An unscrupulous English doctor and his two London colleagues conspire with a rich elderly lady's relatives to have her committed to a mental asylum - but then find themselves sued for false imprisonment. £7000 later Dr Middleton realises he has been part of a huge confidence trick. Competent. (PB)

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  • From Vanity Fair

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    Western Europe, Europe,
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