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A narrative of the seizure & confinement of Ann Brookhouse; who was assaulted in one of the streets of London, and carried off by two hired ruffians, May 7, 1798, and detained in close imprisonment, till August 25, following; as related by herself. Written by a friend.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brookhouse, Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Deception.
- Impostors and imposture--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Impostors and imposture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([2],ii,116p. )
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for the author, and sold by F. & C. Rivingtons, and J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1798]
- Notes:
- A friend = the Rev. William Field of Warwick? - A false story; an account of the deception practised by Ann Brookhouse is given by one of her duped friends, Ann Pile, in her 'Female art; or, true and false', London, 1807, in which account the publication of Ann Brookhouse's ' narrative' is given as before 12 December 1798, on which day Ann Pile received a copy.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T75346.
- OCLC:
- 642684617
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