For His Friend's Sake single work   short story   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 1893... 1893 For His Friend's Sake
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A poorer man takes advantage of a richer, handsomer and more popular friend's heroism to win his consent to sacrifice the woman he loves to the poorer uglier friend's need. Years of friendship follow the marriage until an accident down a Welsh coal mine reveals the arrangement to the woman and she castigates the 'hero' for his arrogance which ruined their love ... (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 28 no. 335 April 1893 Z1068978 1893 periodical issue 1893 pg. 444-447
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