The History and adventures of Miss Betsey Warwick, the female kambler. : Contents. I. An account of her parents, and their residence at Scarborough, in Yorkshire. II. The death of her father-her mother and she retires from Scarborough for a year. III. Their return, and visited by the nobility and gentry. IV. Colonel Blandford and Lord Richmore make love to her. V. The colonel is favoured-Lord Richmore makes her great presents and thinks the loves him. VI. 'Squire meadows makes love to her mother, who is determined to accept of his hand. VII. 'Squire meadows persuades her mother to put Miss Betsey in a nunnery. VIII. My Lord finds the colonel's treachery and assassinates him, and flies the country-she gets out of the nunnery in man's cloaths, meets Lord Richmore at Calais, he does not know her in her disguise, quarrels, with him at cards, and kills him in a duel. IX. She comes to London, goes to the day. Countess of R- falls in love with her, she relates her sad story, the countess becomes her friend, and supplies her with money to travel with. X. Goes by the name of Johnson at Southampton-narrow escape being murdered through the jealousy of a young lady-tired of rambling returns to the countess of R-, who cloaths her according to her sex and by her own desire places her at a nunnery in France. XI. The history of Miss Nugent-a surprising discovery-the colonel and another gentleman are alive, who were supposed dead-betsey and two young ladies leave the convent, return to England, and are made happy; Betley is reconciled to her mother and receives her fortune. With many more remarkable adventures, too tedious to insert here, so shall refer the reader to the work itself.

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Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Astonishing history and adventures of Miss Betsey Warwick the female rambler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,56 pages,plate ; 8⁰

Edition:

The fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by T. Sabine, No. 81, Show Lane, Fleet Street, [1790?]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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First published as 'The astonishing history and adventures of Miss Betsey Warwick the female rambler'.

A novel.

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Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.

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English Short Title Catalog, T194112.

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