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Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 A Little Joke
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A London business gentleman is visited in his office and pursued into his railway carriage and on his country holiday journey by a girl claiming to be a habitual criminal sent to him by the police for reform. She finally leaves him for a small bribe - until he discovers she is his host's daughter. (PB)

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  • From St James' Budget

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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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