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'Another story of the lovers whose history is now forming a series of readable romances. [...] They have not as yet reached the end every reader has in view for them, and Brigid is in Paris for most of the time, where the Cub spends such leave as he can get. The end of the section comes in England, and is brought about by the news of the armistice and the admission thereby of the Allies' victory.'
Source:
'Brigid and the Cub' [review], The World's News, 27 December 1919, p.29. (Via Trove Australia)
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Dedication: Dedicated to all young things in love. 'Good shepherd, tell this youth what 'tis to love...' -- As You Like It.
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Epigraph: 'And after all, and after all / Our passionate prayers and sighs and tears...There was a youth called Romeo, / There was a maid named Juliet.' -- Victor Daley.
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According to contemporary reviews, the novel was originally serialised in The Daily Telegraph (unsighted).
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Source:
'Captain Cub' [review], The World's News, 3 November 1917, p.29. (Via Trove Australia)
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