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ID
b281
Title
"Captain Poop-Deck's Paradise."
Genre
Story
Page Count
16
Word Count
3900
Publisher
Argosy (UK)
Publication Year
1963
Topics
Con artists

A portrait of a professional con-man in his sixties, who surrounds himself with beautiful young women and finagles capital through enticing newspaper advertisements.

In Argosy (March 1963), Pick of To-day's Short Stories (1963), The Wedding Party (1965).