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Mrs. Gooch's Tongue single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1879... 1879 Mrs. Gooch's Tongue
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A businessman cures his wife's gossiping by telling her he has murdered a grocer he quarrelled with - and she obligingly spreads the tale, causing his arrest. Worn humour. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 15 no. 174 November 1879 Z1012368 1879 periodical issue 1879 pg. 130-131
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