Milesian tales: or, Instructive novels for the happy conduct of life. Containing the following events, Viz. I. The captivated Monarch. II. The banish'd prince. III. The power of beauty. Iv. The distrest lovers. V. The perfidious gallant. Vi. The constant fair-one. VII. The Generous rival. VIII. The inhuman father. IX. The usurper depos'd. X. The punishment of ungenerous love. Written by Mrs. Butler.

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Title Milesian tales: or, Instructive novels for the happy conduct of life. Containing the following events, Viz. I. The captivated Monarch. II. The banish'd prince. III. The power of beauty. Iv. The distrest lovers. V. The perfidious gallant. Vi. The constant fair-one. VII. The Generous rival. VIII. The inhuman father. IX. The usurper depos'd. X. The punishment of ungenerous love. Written by Mrs. Butler.
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Date of Publication 1727
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Butler, Sarah. Milesian tales: or, Instructive novels for the happy conduct of life. Containing the following events, Viz. I. The captivated Monarch. II. The banish'd prince. III. The power of beauty. Iv. The distrest lovers. V. The perfidious gallant. Vi. The constant fair-one. VII. The Generous rival. VIII. The inhuman father. IX. The usurper depos'd. X. The punishment of ungenerous love. Written by Mrs. Butler.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 23085, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/23085. Accessed 2025-10-14. 

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