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haunted in Human Repetends

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1872
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haunted in Human Repetends

nce join the deceased was in reality of little value (for I was compelled to admit that I had never seen the woman before in my life, and that my glimpse of her companion was but momentary), the supposition was treated with contempt and the 'case' dismissed from the memory of the public. "It did no…

Record ID
2,262
Year
1,872
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
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Record ID
2262
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
Publication
Human Repetends; Marcus Clarke
Published
1872
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
haunted
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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Public Domain Public Web

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nce join the deceased was in reality of little value (for I was compelled to admit that I had never seen the woman before in my life, and that my glimpse of her companion was but momentary), the supposition was treated with contempt and the 'case' dismissed from the memory of the public. "It did not fade so easily from my mind. To speak truth, indeed, I was haunted by the hideous thing which I had been sent to 'view' upon the coarse table of that wretched dead-house which then disgraced our city. The obscene and cruel fate of the unhappy woman whose portrait had so long looked down upon me filled me not only with horror, but with.

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