A collection of entertaining histories and novels, Designed to promote the Cause of Virtue and Honour. Principally founded on Facts, and interpreted with a Variety of beautiful and instructive Incidents. By Mrs. Penelope Aubin. And now first collected in three volumes. Vol. I. Containing, The Noble Slaves; or, The Lives and Adventures of two Lords and two Ladies. The Life and amorous Adventures of Lucinda, an English Lady. The Strange Adventures of the Count de Vinevil, and his Family.

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Title A collection of entertaining histories and novels, Designed to promote the Cause of Virtue and Honour. Principally founded on Facts, and interpreted with a Variety of beautiful and instructive Incidents. By Mrs. Penelope Aubin. And now first collected in three volumes. Vol. I. Containing, The Noble Slaves; or, The Lives and Adventures of two Lords and two Ladies. The Life and amorous Adventures of Lucinda, an English Lady. The Strange Adventures of the Count de Vinevil, and his Family.
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Signed Author By Mrs. Penelope Aubin
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Pagination I 292; II 307 ; III 314
Date of Publication 1739
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Imprint printed for D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth and C Hitch, J. and J. Pemberton, R. Ware, C. Rivington, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, R. Hett, S. Austen, and J. Wood.
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Notes ESTC Notes:
'The strange adventures of the Count de Vinevil and his family', called for on the tp of vol. 1, is actually the 1st story in vol. 2
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Aubin, Penelope. A collection of entertaining histories and novels, Designed to promote the Cause of Virtue and Honour. Principally founded on Facts, and interpreted with a Variety of beautiful and instructive Incidents. By Mrs. Penelope Aubin. And now first collected in three volumes. Vol. I. Containing, The Noble Slaves; or, The Lives and Adventures of two Lords and two Ladies. The Life and amorous Adventures of Lucinda, an English Lady. The Strange Adventures of the Count de Vinevil, and his Family.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24209, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24209. Accessed 2024-11-24. 

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