The Staverton Mystery single work   short story  
Is part of The Detective's Album Mary Fortune , Hugh Dalmore , Rex Grayson , A. C. Eiseman , M. Joseph Lynch , 1865 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1889... 1889 The Staverton Mystery
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A new-born baby's death is unsolved, a bloody stone nearby casting suspicion on the faithful cook Emily, the nurse and Mr Staverton's ward. He loved but coud not marry her because of a promise to his spoiled and exacting wife on her deathbed that he would not marry again while their child lived. family honour, loyalty and hatred. The secret is revealed on an undertaker's servant's deathbed. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 25 no. 295 December 1889 Z1046211 1889 periodical issue 1889 pg. 269-276
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