The Casket of Jewels single work   short story   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 1890... 1890 The Casket of Jewels
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Lightly parodic English romance. Includes a confusion of lovers, a lost son - heir to a suspended fortune, an adopted ward, an actor's talents, an elopement, and a disguised casket of jewels with marriage instructions enclosed. Extensive use of poetry, especially Tennyson, throughout the quirky tale. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 25 no. 303 August 1890 Z1033508 1890 periodical issue 1890 pg. 659-664
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