The entertaining novels of Mrs. Jane Barker, of Wilsthorp in Northamptonshire. I. Exilius: Or, The Banished Roman. Written for the Improvement of some Young Ladies of Quality. II. Clelia and Marcellus: Or, The Constant Lovers. III. The Reward of Virtue: Or, The Adventures of Clarinthia and Lysandra. IV. The Lucky Escape: Or, The Fate of Ismenus. V. Clodius and Scipiana: Or, The beautiful Captive. VI. Piso: Or, The lewd Courtier. Vii. The Happy Recluse: Or, The Charms of Liberty. Viii. The Fair Widow: Or, False Friend. IX. The Amours of Bosvil and Galetia. The third edition.

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Title The entertaining novels of Mrs. Jane Barker, of Wilsthorp in Northamptonshire. I. Exilius: Or, The Banished Roman. Written for the Improvement of some Young Ladies of Quality. II. Clelia and Marcellus: Or, The Constant Lovers. III. The Reward of Virtue: Or, The Adventures of Clarinthia and Lysandra. IV. The Lucky Escape: Or, The Fate of Ismenus. V. Clodius and Scipiana: Or, The beautiful Captive. VI. Piso: Or, The lewd Courtier. Vii. The Happy Recluse: Or, The Charms of Liberty. Viii. The Fair Widow: Or, False Friend. IX. The Amours of Bosvil and Galetia. The third edition.
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Signed Author The entertaining novels of Mrs. Jane Barker, of Wilsthorp in Northamptonshire
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Pagination I 178; II 203
Date of Publication 1743
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Barker, Jane. The entertaining novels of Mrs. Jane Barker, of Wilsthorp in Northamptonshire. I. Exilius: Or, The Banished Roman. Written for the Improvement of some Young Ladies of Quality. II. Clelia and Marcellus: Or, The Constant Lovers. III. The Reward of Virtue: Or, The Adventures of Clarinthia and Lysandra. IV. The Lucky Escape: Or, The Fate of Ismenus. V. Clodius and Scipiana: Or, The beautiful Captive. VI. Piso: Or, The lewd Courtier. Vii. The Happy Recluse: Or, The Charms of Liberty. Viii. The Fair Widow: Or, False Friend. IX. The Amours of Bosvil and Galetia. The third edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24040, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24040. Accessed 2025-10-19. 

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