A Curious Horse-Race single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1867... 1867 A Curious Horse-Race
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Brief tale of a family who occupy the new untenanted land brought by John Brown, formerly governor of Rhode Island, to establish a settlement. Includes the story of a race between one of the family's daughters and a local youth in which he lost the race, twice, but won the girl. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 3 no. 108 21 September 1867 Z1059756 1867 periodical issue 1867 pg. 56
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