LIBRARY AND EARLY WOMEN'S WRITING
NOVELS-ON-LINE
Author: |
Mrs. Mathews |
Title: |
Simple Facts; or, the History of an Orphan |
Place of publication: |
London |
Publisher: |
Printed by S. Low, for the author |
Date of publication: |
1793 |
Edition: |
1st ed. |
Number of volumes: |
2 |
The heroine rejects suitor after suitor, as she waits for her accepted lover, Charles Palmer, to return from India with a suitable fortune. Persecuted by family and friends, abducted and held captive by one over-zealous lover, Maria exhibits strength of mind and perfect virtue throughout the tale, finally reaping her reward on her lover's triumphant return.
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