Amelia; or, The faithless Briton. An original American novel, founded upon recent facts. To which is added, Amelia, or Malevolence defeated; and, Miss Seward's Monody on Major Andre.

ID 15924
Title Amelia; or, The faithless Briton. An original American novel, founded upon recent facts. To which is added, Amelia, or Malevolence defeated; and, Miss Seward's Monody on Major Andre.
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Signed Author Miss Seward
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination [2], 61, [1], 22
Date of Publication 1798
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Date of First Publication 1781
Imprint Printed for and sold by W. Spotswood, and C.P. Wayne
Colophon
Copyright Statement Copyright secured, agreeably to law.
Location of Printing Boston US
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 19
Width (cm)
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  • AAS 332218
Notes "Amelia, or the Faithless Briton" was originally serialized in The Columbian Magazine in 1787; Seward's "Monody on Major Andre" was first published in 1781.
AAS notes: "Amelia, or Malevolence defeated" has been attributed to William Hayley. Cf. Pitcher, Edward W. "Some Emendations for Lyle B. Wright's American Fiction 1774-1850." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 74 (1980): 143.
Also issued as part of: Florian, de, M. Galatea, a pastoral romance (Boston, 1798; Evans 33741).
Signatures: [A]1 B-F⁶ [G]1; A⁶ B⁶(-B6).
Frontispiece engraved by James Trenchard.
"Monody on Major Andre. By Miss Seward. Fourth American edition."--[2], 22 p. at end, with separate title page. Also issued separately (Evans 34533).
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Wright, L.H. American fiction, 1774-1850 (2nd ed.),
English short title catalogue,
Wills, E.C. Federal copyright records, 1790-1800,
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Hayley, William, Seward, Anna. Amelia; or, The faithless Briton. An original American novel, founded upon recent facts. To which is added, Amelia, or Malevolence defeated; and, Miss Seward's Monody on Major Andre.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 15924, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/15924. Accessed 2025-07-18. 

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