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Major Wagstaff's Wig single work   short story   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 1885... 1885 Major Wagstaff's Wig
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Humorous romance of two old bachelors in an English village who both vie for the hand of a merry rich widow. The mischievous intervention of William Newtown's nephew in substituting a fiery red wing for his opponent, the major's, usual black one just before a New Year's Ball decides the issue. (PB)

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