The maid of the farm : or memoirs of Susannah James: containing, I. The character of Lord Thaley, and his perfidious friend Sir Tho. Thoward. II. The education and character of the good farmer James, and his beautiful daughter Susannah. III. The particulars of Lord Thaley falling in love with the amiable Susannah, and the growth of their mutual passion for each other. IV. Lord Thaley comes up to London, to cure the wound Susannah, had made in his heart V. Farmer James uses every means to persuade Lord Thaley from marrying his daughter Susannah. VI. By the treachery of Sir Thomas Thoward, Susannah is possessed by Thaley, under the mask of a false marriage. VII. Lord Thaley ru[i]ns and abandons the beautiful Susannah. VIII. The perfidious Thoward and Lord Thaley come up to town, and give into all scenes of riot and debauchery. IX. Lord Thaley marries a rich lady, with whom he goes abroad and is miserable. X. Farmer James and his family reduced to the most shocking state of poverty and distress. XI. Lady Thaley dies, when he and Thoward return again to London, to their usual haunts of riot and dissipation. XII. The perfidious Thoward is killed in a duel, by an officer, who revenges the cause of the unfortunate Susannah. XIII. Lord Thaley repents of his crimes, and goes in pursuit of Susannah. XIV. Affecting scene at the meeting of Lord Thaley and Susannah. XV. Lord Thaley and Susannah are married, and spend the remainder of their days in happiness. By Theophilus James Bacon, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacon, Theophilus James.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

60 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : [publisher not identified], 1784.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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English Short Title Catalog, T57313.

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