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The Black Hole of Calcutta single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1869... 1869 The Black Hole of Calcutta
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Account of the origin of this phrase in the terrible prison endured by 146 British soldiers for 12 hours, 23 only surviving. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 5 no. 52 September 1869 Z1065126 1869 periodical issue 1869 pg. 15-16
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  • Calcutta,
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    India,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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