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Jane in Search of a Job: An Agatha Christie Short Story
Agatha Christie
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.Jane Cleveland is in desperate need of a job, when she sees an advert for a woman of her description is needed to impersonate a grand duchess she cannot believe her luck. The royal retainers tell Jane that the job will be dangerous because attempts have been made on the Grand Duchess Pauline’s life, but this only serves to make the job appeal to her even more. Jane’s disguise initially goes according to plan, until she is kidnapped and drugged – it appears that her new employers are not all that they seem…


JANE IN SEARCH OF A JOB
A Short Story
by Agatha Christie


Copyright
This short story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
‘Jane in Search of a Job’ was first published in Grand Magazine, August 1924.
This ePub edition published April 2012.
Copyright © 2012 Agatha Christie Ltd.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
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EPub Edition © 2012 ISBN: 9780007486748
Version: 2017-04-18
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