The Career of a Swindler single work   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1874... 1874 The Career of a Swindler
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Tale of the author's acquaintance with an unemployed shepherd who makes a fortune from quack-doctoring and remedies advertised through a newspaper. Introduction and post-script indicate that the AJ published it is as part of its campaign against false remedies, quacks, impostures etc. (PB)

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  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1860s
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