The True and affecting history of Henrietta de Bellgrave
Book Description
The True and affecting history of Henrietta de Bellgrave; a woman born only for calamities. Being an unhappy daughter, wretched wife, and unfortunate mother: Containing a series of the most uncommon adventures that ever befel one person by sea and land: giving an exact account of her shipwreck; her falling into the power of a brutal villain; and her being providentially relieved by a party of Indians; ( Bombay India )with her further sufferings to the time of her death. Written by herself, and addressed to her daughter Zoa
Dealer Notes
title page undated, published in London circa 1815 this is a scarce early chapbook printing of this sensational story of Pirate attack, shipwreck in India, part of the story set in Bombay, Murder and the forced marriage of an English woman into an Indian family, etc, the chapbook is disbound with no covers, features a hand coloured frontispiece, just over 7 inches tall, 28 pages, a couple of ownership names, one at foot of final page, some edge wear, page corner curling, occasional marks and light soiling, no covers, else in acceptable condition
Author
Henrietta de Bellgrave
Date
1815
Binding
No binding
Publisher
J Bailey
Condition
good
Pages
28
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