The distress'd orphan; or, Love in a mad house; shewing that she was left with a great fortune to the care of an uncle who would have married her contrary to her inclination, to his own son, and on her refusal to comply, and-having fixed her heart on a colonel, she was sent to a mad-house, where she continued till her faithful lover sham'd himself mad, and by that means obtained her liberty. Interspersed with a great many entertaining letters. Written by herself, after her happy union with the colonel.

ID 3047
Title The distress'd orphan; or, Love in a mad house; shewing that she was left with a great fortune to the care of an uncle who would have married her contrary to her inclination, to his own son, and on her refusal to comply, and-having fixed her heart on a colonel, she was sent to a mad-house, where she continued till her faithful lover sham'd himself mad, and by that means obtained her liberty. Interspersed with a great many entertaining letters. Written by herself, after her happy union with the colonel.
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Signed Author Written by herself, after her happy union with the colonel.
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Volumes 1
Pagination iv, 60
Date of Publication 1785
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Date of First Publication 1751
Imprint printed and sold by T. Sabine (no, 81,) Shoe Lane
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
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Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 6
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Haywood, Eliza. The distress'd orphan; or, Love in a mad house; shewing that she was left with a great fortune to the care of an uncle who would have married her contrary to her inclination, to his own son, and on her refusal to comply, and-having fixed her heart on a colonel, she was sent to a mad-house, where she continued till her faithful lover sham'd himself mad, and by that means obtained her liberty. Interspersed with a great many entertaining letters. Written by herself, after her happy union with the colonel.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 3047, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/3047. Accessed 2024-12-26. 

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