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

Description

Main Author

More, Hannah, 1745-1833.

Related Names

White, R.
Marshall, John, printer.
Hazard, Samuel, d. 1806.

Language(s)

English

Published

Bath : Sold by S. Hazard, printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts ; [1796]

Subjects

Chapbooks > Chapbooks / Specimens.
Truthfulness and falsehood > Truthfulness and falsehood / Fiction > Truthfulness and falsehood / Fiction / Early works to 1800.
Conduct of life > Conduct of life / Fiction > Conduct of life / Fiction / Early works to 1800.
Chapbooks > Chapbooks / England > Chapbooks / England / London > Chapbooks / England / London / 18th century

Note

Includes 1 woodcut.
First sentence: "Mr. Heartwell, the worthy clergyman of a country parish, was sitting in the porch of this 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."
Also issued as part of: 'Cheap repository tracts, published during the year 1796. Forming volume II.', London, [1797].
Woodcut: title page vignette.
"[Entered at Stationers Hall.]" (in italics).
Caption title: History of Mary Wood, &c.
At head of titlepage: Cheap Repository.
Undated. Imprint date from Spinney and ESTC, cited below.
Anonymous, attributed to Hannah More (cf. ESTC).

Physical Description

24 p. ; 18 x 12 cm. (12⁰)

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