The Crime of Christmas Day single work   short story   adventure  
Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 The Crime of Christmas Day
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Romance of a contented pragmatic London poultry merchant who suspects his wife of unfaithfulness when he discovers she regularly meets another man in his absence. He hires a private detective to watch her - and with his help, on Christmas Day, discovers the man is her father, emigrated to Australia for many years to escape a charge of murder. His innocence is proved with the help of a hypnotist who uncovers the truth from a woman who witnessed the murder years before. (PB)

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  • From St James' Budget

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 33 no. 392 January 1898 Z1074833 1898 periodical issue 1898 pg. 90-93
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