Ingratitude Revenged single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1889... 1889 Ingratitude Revenged
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Tale of filial ingratitude. An elderly farmer decides to give his farm to his daughter and her husband soon after their marriage to avoid a will. His friend warns him of King Lear's fate but he makes out the deed and slowly his friend's predictions come true as he is treated increasingly badly. He solves the problem by burning the deed and reclaiming his home. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 24 no. 291 August 1889 Z1081394 1889 periodical issue 1889 pg. 684-686
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