The american fugitive  or, friendship in a nunnery. Containing a full description of the mode of education and living in convent schools, both on the low and high Pension; the Manners and Characters of the Nuns; The Arts practised on young Minds; and their Baneful Effects on Society at large. By a lady.

The precipitate choice  or, the history of Lord Ossory and Miss Rivers. A novel. In two volumes. By a lady.

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The precipitate choice or, the history of Lord Ossory and Miss Rivers. A novel. In two volumes. By a lady.