The Phantom Stockman in The Crime of the Under Seas
ton Garden." The great black pearl which was the cause of all that has been told in this story is now amongst the most valued jewels of an Empress, How little, when it lies black as night upon her snow-white bosom, does she think what it cost in human life, or of the part it played in the drama to…
- Record ID
- 2,207
- Year
- 1,905
- Source
- Internet Archive
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- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2207
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Crime of the Under Seas; Guy Boothby
- Published
- 1905
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- The Phantom Stockman
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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ton Garden." The great black pearl which was the cause of all that has been told in this story is now amongst the most valued jewels of an Empress, How little, when it lies black as night upon her snow-white bosom, does she think what it cost in human life, or of the part it played in the drama to which I now invariably refer as "A CRIME OF THE UNDER-SEAS." The Phantom Stockman A REMARKABLY charming situation, and as pretty a homestead as any I have seen in the Bush,'* I said. " You have certainly worked wonders during the short time you have been in possession." It was a moonlight night, and Jim Spicer and I were sitting in the.
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