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Mrs Larner's Revenge 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: 1890... 1890 Mrs Larner's Revenge
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The narrator, Mrs 'Nemo', a deserted wife agrees to go to Dr. Larner's house in a town near Melbourne and investigate the cause of his fears of madness. His mother-in-law's plots along with those of her daughter who had deserted him for Mrs Nemo's husband (unknown to all) are to blame ... Mrs Nemo's detective work and a house fire reveal all ... (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 25 no. 303 August 1890 Z1033508 1890 periodical issue 1890 pg. 682-690
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