His Best Trick single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 His Best Trick
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An itinerant conjuror in England narrates his Christmas experience years before when, unable to earn his Christmas dinner, he strikes a bargain with a poacher to have his dog kill his guinea pigs and appeal to the public for money to replace the 'trained' animals. They were not trained but he made a profit and bought the dog as insurance for future hard times. Notes the increasing sophistication of his audience and difficulty surviving as itinerant entertainer. (PB)

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  • From Golden Penny

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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. 93-94
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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