A Dead Letter single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 A Dead Letter
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Tale of two English sisters raised by their miserly and tyranical uncle. One leaves home to marry a poor doctor, and suffers as the uncle refuses to help support them. Her elder sister is loved by a poor cousin, whom she refuses to marry, as she wants a life of comfort. On his deathbed her uncle discovers her nature and leaves all to her young sister. Two letters in the plot. Comfort-loving sister settles in the USA with her cousin. (PB)

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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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