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The Old Minstrel single work   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1895... 1895 The Old Minstrel
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Reminiscence. Account of a minstrel's last appearance as a stranger at a minstrel performance at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He recalls his fame and his wanderings from his mother and his desire to return. He dies amidst great applause after singing 'Swanee River'.(PB)

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