The history of Mary Wood, the house-maid; or The danger of false excuses.

Description

Main Author

More, Hannah, 1745-1833.

Related Names

Hazard, Samuel, d. 1806.
Hatchard, John, 1768-1849.
Howard & Evans.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long Lane, West Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

Subjects

Chapbooks > Chapbooks / Specimens.
Chapbooks > Chapbooks / England > Chapbooks / England / London > Chapbooks / England / London / 19th century

Note

Includes 2 woodcuts.
First sentence: "Mr. Heartwell, the worthy clergyman of a country parish, was sitting in the porch of his little parsonage, when he saw a figure rather flying than running down a hill near his house, the swiftness of whose motion made it hard to discern what she was, much less could he guess who she was."
Woodcut: title-page vignette.
Caption title: The history of Mary Wood.
At head of title: Cheap Repository.
Approximate date from Brown, P. London publishers and printers c.1800-1870.
Anonymous. By Hannah More.

Physical Description

[20] p. ; 18 x 12 cm.

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