The distress'd orphan; or, Love in a mad-house; shewing, that she was left with a great fortune to the care of an uncle, who would have married her contrary to her inclination, to his own son, and on her refusal to comply, and having fix'd her heart on a colonel, she was sent to a mad-house, where she continued till her faithful lover sham'd himself mad, and by that means obtained her liberty. Interspersed with a great many entertaining letters. Written by herself, after her happy union with the colonel
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- The distress'd orphan; or, Love in a mad-house; shewing, that she was left with a great fortune to the care of an uncle, who would have married her contrary to her inclination, to his own son, and on her refusal to comply, and having fix'd her heart on a colonel, she was sent to a mad-house, where she continued till her faithful lover sham'd himself mad, and by that means obtained her liberty. Interspersed with a great many entertaining letters. Written by herself, after her happy union with the colonel
- Distressed orphan; Love in a mad-house
- Love in a mad-house
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London : printed by T. Sabine, at the London and Middlesex Printing Office, (No. 81,) Shoe-lane, Holborn, [ca. 1785?]
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Sabine, T. (Thomas), active 18th century-19th century, printer.
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- 1785
- ESTC No.
- N498467
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- 359269
- Description
- 60 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8°.
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- Anonymous. By Eliza Haywood
The 'Address to Lady Constantia Barrington' signed 'Matilda'; in other (earlier?) editions, it is signed 'Annilia' (the name of the heroine)
Below imprint in square brackets: Price Six-Pence
Pages 15, 47 misnumbered 51, 74, respectively
Signatures: a]4] B-G]4] H]2
Dating from Spedding.