James De Mille (1833-1880) was a Canadian novelist from Saint John, New Brunswick, who wrote sensational novels, historical novels, and satirical romances. "The Dodger Club" is one of several self-parodies involving the act of writing itself.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

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