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- ID
- b229
- Title
- "The Double Thumb."
- Genre
- Story
- Page Count
- 8
- Word Count
- 2130
- Publisher
- Evening Standard
- Publication Year
- 1956
- Document Types
- Comic Fiction
- First-Person Narratives
- Character: Uncle Silas
An Uncle Silas tale involving a pretty woman, a jealous husband, and a narrow escape, with Silas in the end telling his nephew that "You're a-gittin' too fly by half, boy. You're a-startin' to ask a sight too many questions."
Published in:
- The Evening Standard (August 13, 1956)
- Sugar for the Horse (1957)
- The Complete My Uncle Silas Stories (Bloomsbury ebook, 2016)
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