The fortunate foundlings: Being the genuine history of Colonel M-rs, and his sister Madam Du P-y, the issue of the Hon. Ch-es M-rs, son of the Late Duke of R-l-d. Containing many wonderful accidents that befel them in their travels, and interspersed with the characters and adventures of several persons of condition, in the most polite courts of Europe. The whole calculated for the entertainment and improvement of the youth of both sexes.

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Title The fortunate foundlings: Being the genuine history of Colonel M-rs, and his sister Madam Du P-y, the issue of the Hon. Ch-es M-rs, son of the Late Duke of R-l-d. Containing many wonderful accidents that befel them in their travels, and interspersed with the characters and adventures of several persons of condition, in the most polite courts of Europe. The whole calculated for the entertainment and improvement of the youth of both sexes.
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Pagination [8], 284
Date of Publication 1746
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Haywood, Eliza. The fortunate foundlings: Being the genuine history of Colonel M-rs, and his sister Madam Du P-y, the issue of the Hon. Ch-es M-rs, son of the Late Duke of R-l-d. Containing many wonderful accidents that befel them in their travels, and interspersed with the characters and adventures of several persons of condition, in the most polite courts of Europe. The whole calculated for the entertainment and improvement of the youth of both sexes.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 22404, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/22404. Accessed 2025-09-06. 

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