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Correction: Whatever should I do?

In a piece on historical agony aunts in our Christmas issue ("Whatever should I do?"), we described a British bigamist as having been transported to Australia before Captain Cook "discovered" the place. The two-timer may well have been shipped to another colony, such as America. Thanks to an alert reader for spotting this.

This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline "Correction: Whatever should I do?"

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