English

The pathetic history of George Barnwell, the London apprentice; : who, by keeping company, and following the advice of a woman of the town, named Milwood, was reduced to the lowest pitch of infamy; detailing every particular of his guilty c

24 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : 12mo (18 cm) · Preface, p. 3: The tragic muse of Lillo, in 1759, made the life of the unfortunate George Barnwell the subject of an affecting play, which was first acted at Drury-lane Theatre with great success · Hand-colored engraved frontispiece · P. Brown's "London publishers and printers" (1982) records 1822 imprint for Hodgson & Co

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