Paying Dear for the Whistle single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1884... 1884 Paying Dear for the Whistle
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A fascinating and rich Parisienne marries a poor but noble gentleman for his title and to gain entrance to society. For a time she enjoys her success but the French Revolution leads to her imprisonment. A former lover, refused because he was not noble, attempts to rescue her but she is recaptured and executed. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 19 no. 231 August 1884 Z1018971 1884 periodical issue 1884 pg. 683-686
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