The First Dinner Party single work   short story   crime  
Issue Details: First known date: 1886... 1886 The First Dinner Party
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English tale of impersonation and theft. A cunning parlour-maid takes advantage of the arrival of her master's long-lost friend to substitute her husband in his place in an attempt to steal the family silver. Set in the cheery domesticity of a young married couple's country house. (PB)

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