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Daring jewel thief in English theatre in 1887, completed by impersonation of a Scotland Yard detective. One of Mrs Dewsbury's spectacular diamond bracelets is stolen at the theatre through a man impersonating a foreign ambassador, and its pair stolen from her house by a second impersonation. Light, parvenu status of the victims stressed. (PB)
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[Very close resemblance to a historically-based narrative published twice before (perhaps with slight atlterations) in the AJ, 1880s?] (PB)
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1880s
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