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The fifth series of Johnny Ludlow stories appeared in book form in 1890, three years after Mrs. Henry Wood's death.
The ebony box has the familiar theme of a valuable item which goes missing, in mysterious circumstances. A young man who has run up debts and is the last person to admit seeing the box comes under suspicion...
In Our first term at Oxford Johnny and Tod go up to university and meet again with Sophie Chalk (see Series 1). They also meet a pious university scout with a mysterious history. It seems that Tod is going to the bad, as he accumulates gambling debts, and Sophie's involvement with Miss Deveen's missing emeralds is recalled.
(With thanks for additional information from Michael Flowers).
Please also see the general introduction to the short stories of Mrs. Henry Wood
Several of the short stories from this collection have been gathered together on one page and can be read online or downloaded free of charge. It is in XHTML format, like this page. Please note the file size is 224kb and it may take some time to open-up if you choose to read it online. Downloading for reading later may be the preferred option and this can be typically achieved by calling up an option box. If you have a mouse and it is configured for left click to select, right clicking the link may give you this option. Link to Johnny Ludlow; Fifth series.
Follow these links to find selected stories from other books in the series:-
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