The Brass-Bound Box single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 The Brass-Bound Box
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A nobleman married to a laughing parson's daughter explains that he married her after his first wife overdosed on opium. This duty to carry on the line has turned to love with the birth of their son. Thinly veiled anti-opium piece. (PB)

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  • From St James' Budget

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