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Will Van Leaf's Watermelon Apology : A Story for Boys single work short story humour

Author:agent Margaret Eytinge

Issue Details: First known date: 1884... 1884 Will Van Leaf's Watermelon Apology : A Story for Boys

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US boy's summer holiday tale told at school. A gang of boys on holiday on Staten Island steal a farmer's watermelon and through the ruse of a farmhand apologise for the theft. First of this 'Boys Own' style - school, nicknames, chums etc. (PB)