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Fleeing an uncommitted relationship and seeking romance, Della Blake joins the London Gaiety Company as a dancer. The company is performing in Calcutta where Della attracts the attention of a rajah, who sends her orchids each evening and attends every performance. One evening she is abducted and her dreams of romance are realised.
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Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains Asian imagery
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Calcutta,
cIndia,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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