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Dark Joe; Or, the Wreath of Blood Flower single work   short story  
Is part of The Detective's Album Mary Fortune , Hugh Dalmore , Rex Grayson , A. C. Eiseman , M. Joseph Lynch , 1865 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1877... 1877 Dark Joe; Or, the Wreath of Blood Flower
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Set on the Camden plains in pioneering settlement days, an old hermit's murderous revenge on the father or pretty, vain Lydia Hermon who had seduced his own daughter years before. Includes parallel account of a boy's initiation to manhood. (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 12 no. 142 March 1877 Z1056845 1877 periodical issue 1877 pg. 354-362
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