housebreaker

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Housebreaker Kovany's story: He had lost his good job. had to give up his fine apartment, now lived by casual work.

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In The Housebreaker of Shady Hill, a man with money troubles is appalled to find himself burgling his wealthy neighbors and friends.

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Instead of dramatizing tales from the two major Cheever story collections, The Enormous Radio and The Brigadier and the Golf Widow, PBS has selected trifles from The Housebreaker of Shady Hill.

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Housebreaker Daniel MacDonald. who, while making his escape, jumped over a fence and landed on a skunk.

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With reference to the burglar who made off with the jewels of ex-Queen AMELIE, it is said that the fellow contemplates in future styling himself on his visiting-cards as "Housebreaker to the ex-Queen of Portugal."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 9, 1919 by Various