The virtuous villager, or virgin's victory. Being the memoirs of a very great lady at the court of France. Written by herself. In which the Artifices of designing Men are fully detected and exposed; and the Calamities they bring on credulous believing Women, are particularly related. Translated from the original, by the author of La belle assemblée. Vol. II

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Title The virtuous villager, or virgin's victory. Being the memoirs of a very great lady at the court of France. Written by herself. In which the Artifices of designing Men are fully detected and exposed; and the Calamities they bring on credulous believing Women, are particularly related. Translated from the original, by the author of La belle assemblée. Vol. II
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Date of Publication 1742
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Imprint Printed for Eliza Haywood, at the Sign of Fame, under the great Piazza in Covent-Garden.
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Notes ESTC Notes: Author of La belle assemblée = Eliza Haywood, who translated Charles de Fieux's 'La paysanne parvenue'.
Possibly a reissue with a cancel tp. of the ed. printed for Francis Cogan in 1742?
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Mouhy, Charles de Fieux. The virtuous villager, or virgin's victory. Being the memoirs of a very great lady at the court of France. Written by herself. In which the Artifices of designing Men are fully detected and exposed; and the Calamities they bring on credulous believing Women, are particularly related. Translated from the original, by the author of La belle assemblée. Vol. IIThe Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 26286, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/26286. Accessed 2025-11-08. 

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  publisher={Eliza Haywood},
  address={London},    }

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