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 Honorio, 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 Honorio

All titles

• 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 Honorio, 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 Honorio
• Distressed orphan; Love in a mad-house

People / Organizations

• Eliza Haywood (Author)
• Thomas Sabine I ("printed by")

Imprint

London : printed by T. Sabine, at the London and Middlesex Printing Office, (No. 81,) Shoe-lane, Holborn, [ca. 1785?]

Added name

Sabine, T. (Thomas), active 18th century-19th century, printer.

Publication year

1785

ESTC No.

T226495

Grub Street ID

248039

Description

60 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8°.

Note

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)

Turned chain lines

Below imprint in square brackets: Price six-pence

Signatures: a]4] B-G]4] H]2

Signatures and dating from Spedding.

Uncontrolled note

Frontis. = plate. Thomas Sabine at 81 Shoe Lane between 1785 and 1802 (Maxted)