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The Mysterious Patient single work   short story   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 1893... 1893 The Mysterious Patient
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Tale of romance and insanity. A young man is rescued from death in a sea cave by the daughter of a mental specialist. He has no will or memory and Daisy Dalkeith's father decides to cure him - the pair fall in love meanwhile. Dr Dalkeith tries to distract his daughter by a visit to her aunt's but when all three are there the patient sees his would-be murderer and recovers his memory ... Diagnosis of 'madness' very loose. Includes dramatic final scene. (PB)

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