The true and affecting history of the Duchess of C****, who was confined by her husband in a dismal dungeon, under ground, where light never entered, and in which was nothing except a straw bed; bread and water being her only support, and that conveyed by means of a turning-box, by her unrelenting husband, whom the law but once during her imprisonment of nine years; in which course of time she frequently suffered the severity of extreme Hunger, Thirst, and Cold. But happily a few days before her tyrant's death, he disclosed the secret of subterraneous abode. To a friend; from which she was soon after released by her parents.

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Title The true and affecting history of the Duchess of C****, who was confined by her husband in a dismal dungeon, under ground, where light never entered, and in which was nothing except a straw bed; bread and water being her only support, and that conveyed by means of a turning-box, by her unrelenting husband, whom the law but once during her imprisonment of nine years; in which course of time she frequently suffered the severity of extreme Hunger, Thirst, and Cold. But happily a few days before her tyrant's death, he disclosed the secret of subterraneous abode. To a friend; from which she was soon after released by her parents.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 48
Date of Publication 1799
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Date of First Publication 1790
Imprint printed and sold by S. Fisher, No. 10, St John's Lane, Clerkenwell. Also sold by T. Hurst, No. 32 Paternoster Row; and R. C. Staines, Chelmsford
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
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Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 6
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du Crest de Saint-Aubin, Stéphanie Félicité. The true and affecting history of the Duchess of C****, who was confined by her husband in a dismal dungeon, under ground, where light never entered, and in which was nothing except a straw bed; bread and water being her only support, and that conveyed by means of a turning-box, by her unrelenting husband, whom the law but once during her imprisonment of nine years; in which course of time she frequently suffered the severity of extreme Hunger, Thirst, and Cold. But happily a few days before her tyrant's death, he disclosed the secret of subterraneous abode. To a friend; from which she was soon after released by her parents.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2685, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2685. Accessed 2024-12-25. 

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