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Fauntleroy

Wilkie Collins

First published 1954
Type Short Fiction

"Henry Fauntleroy (1785-1824) was the last man hanged in England for forgery. A middle-aged merchant, Mr Trowbridge, tells the other side of the story. The forger not only helped him as a young man start in business but also protected his interests when the bank that Fauntleroy ruined was forced to close."—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.wilkie-collins.info/books_queen_hearts.htm">Wilkie Collins Information Pages</a>

Originally published in Household Words, 13 November 1858, as 'A Paradoxical Experience'.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1954 Cover Tales of Suspense The Folio Society Collection
1972 Cover Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Dover Publications Collection 156
June 1972 Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Peter Smith Publisher Collection |5