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The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless

Eliza Fowler Haywood · British_Literature · 22 章

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Verifies the old proverb, that one affliction treads upon the heels of another Relates how, by a concurrence of odd circumstances, Miss Betsy was brought pretty near the crisis of her fate, and the means by which she escaped Contains some part of the history of Miss Forward's adventures, from the time of her leaving the boarding-school, as related by herself to Miss Betsy Is of less importance than the former, yet must not be omitted A duel begun, and another fought in the same morning, on Miss Betsy's account, are here related, with the manner in which the different antagonists behaved to each other Has very little in it, besides a collection of letters, some of which are much to the purpose, others less so Is yet more interesting than the former Gives a full explanation of some passages which hitherto have seemed very dark and mysterious Is of very small importance, yet contains such things as the reader may expect to hear The author is under some apprehensions, will not be quite pleasing to the humour of every reader Has somewhat more business in it than the former May be called an appendix to the former, as it contains only some passages subsequent to the preceding occurrences.Is very well deserving the attention of all those who are about to marry The terrible consequence which may possibly attend our placing too great a dependance on persons whose principles we are not well assured of, are here exemplified in a notable act of villainy and hypocrisy Contains divers things Will not let the reader fall asleep Contains the catastrophe of Lady Mellasin's and her daughter Flora's adventures while on this side the globe Contains what every reader of an ordinary capacity may, by this time, easily guess at Presents the reader, among many other particulars, with a full, though as concise an account as can be given, of the real quality and condition of the lady that Mrs. Munden had seen, and been so much charmed with, at the mercer's Affords variety of amusement Is the last; and, if the author's word may be taken for it, the best THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE