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Dreadful History of Anaboo single work   short story   romance   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 1803... 1803 Dreadful History of Anaboo
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    y separately published work icon Barrington's Annals of Suicide, or Horrors of Self-Murder George Barrington [allonym] (editor), London : Tegg and Castleman , 1803 Z1336065 1803 selected work single work short story A sensationalist collection of tales about suicide, supposedly compiled by the convict George Barrington, who is used as the narrator of the first tale (set in New South Wales), and also the introduction to the work. In reality, the work was put together by the bookseller Thomas Tegg, or a hack writer working for him. The bulk of the stories in the collection are short gothic tales set in various parts of Europe. London : Tegg and Castleman , 1803 pg. 5-15
Subjects:
  • ca. 1800
Settings:
  • Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
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