A Bet on the City and Suburban single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 A Bet on the City and Suburban
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A gambler and highly honourable nobleman lays a bet for a race with a mysterious man who appears one night leaving him thousands of pounds to cover the bet. The nobleman loses but it is five years before he is called on to pay back the sum. The winner was a defaulting solicitor who had just served his gaol term at Portland. (PB)

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  • From 'Queer Stories' in London Truth

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 32 no. 389 October 1897 Z1074139 1897 periodical issue 1897 pg. 665-667
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