Mr Vermont Drefft 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: 1896... 1896 Mr Vermont Drefft
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Robberies from a Melbourne judge's house point to the guilt of his dandy nephew recently arrived from England. Detective Sinclair's enquiries gradually uncover the kidnap of the nephew by disowned and dishonest cousins in Adelaide determined on revenge on the uncle they judged to have abandoned their father in his hour of need. A woman disguised as the male cousin on revenge and her escape together with her brother just as the kidnapped cousin, escaped from Adelaide, appears in Melbourne follows an attempt to disfigure the judge's daughter. A "Wicked and curious woman's letter" announces their intention. The cousins flee to South America, "the land in which is being founded a New Australia." (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 31 no. 370 March 1896 Z1051848 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 334-339
Last amended 22 Dec 2003 12:39:45
Subjects:
  • South America, Americas,
Settings:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
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