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A Christmas Conflagration single work   short story   mystery  
Issue Details: First known date: 1894... 1894 A Christmas Conflagration
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Folk tale narrated by a traveller. A watch for ghostly flames on Christmas Eve in a Devonshire Manor house, believed to be haunted by the squire, who burnt deeds entitling the community to a wood on his property. The watch becomes reality as the manor is burnt by local poachers determined to prove the legend of the hidden deeds to be true - and they do find a strongbox. The mystery is concealed in the flames. (PB)

Notes

  • From 'Queer Stories' in London Truth, published by Special Arrangement with the Proprietor. (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 30 no. 355 December 1894 Z1080127 1894 periodical issue 1894 pg. 203-204
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  • Devon (County),
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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