A Reminiscence of the Cambridgeshire single work   short story   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1894... 1894 A Reminiscence of the Cambridgeshire
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A penniless gentleman has his revenge on a stockbroker's wife who blackmails him with letters he had written to her during their flirtation. He implicates her and buys the letter for £50 which she induced him to bet for her on a horse race, he backing a loser - only later she discovers he won a fortune on the race - backing the winner - and is about to marry an American heiress. (PB)

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  • From 'Queer Stories' in London Truth, published by Special Arrangement with the Proprietor. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 30 no. 353 October 1894 Z1076684 1894 periodical issue 1894 pg. 84-86
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