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  • Herself surprised.

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    • New York, Harper [1948, c1941]
    • 1948
    • 1 Item
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    Text NCW (Cary, J. Herself surprised)Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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  • Herself surprised, a novel.

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    • 1941
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    Text 825C258 R431Off-site
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  • Herself surprised : a novel / by Joyce Cary.

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    • New York : Harper & Brothers, [1948]
    • 1948
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    Text PR6005.A77 H477 1948Off-site
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  • First trilogy: Herself surprised. To be a pilgrim. The horse's mouth.

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    • 1958
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  • The female warrior [electronic resource] : an interesting narrative of the sufferings and singular & surprising adventures of Miss Leonora Siddons, who, led on by patriotism, joined the Texan Army under General Houston, fought in the ever memorable battle of San Antonio, where she, after seeing all her comrades slain, was herself shot down, and left for dead ... : full and interesting particulars / written by Herself.

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    • New-York : Printed for and published by E.E. Barclay, 1844 [c1843]
    • 1844-1843
  • The female soldier [electronic resource] : or, the surprising life and adventures of Hannah Snell, Born in the City of Worcester, who took upon herself the name of James Gray; and, being deserted by her husband, put on mens apparel, and travelled to Coventry in quest of him, where she enlisted in Col. Guise's Regiment of Foot, and marched with that Regiment to Carlisle, in the Time of the Rebellion in Scotland; shewing what happened to her in that City, and her Desertion from that Regiment. Also a full and true account of her enlisting afterwards into Fraser's Regiment of Marines, then at Portsmouth; and her being draughted out of that Regiment, and sent on board the Swallow Sloop of War, one of Admiral Boscawen's Squadron, then bound for the East-Indies. With the many Vicissitudes of Fortune she met with during that Expedition, particularly at the Siege of Pondicherry, where she received Twelve Wounds. Likewise, the surprising Accident by which she came to hear of the Death of her faithless Husband, whom she went in quest of. The Whole Containing The most surprising Incidents that have happened in any preceeding Age; wherein is laid open all her Adventures, in Mens Cloaths, for near five Years, without her Sex being ever discovered.

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    • London : printed for, and sold by R. Walker, the Corner of Elliot's-Court, in the Little Old-Bailey, 1750.
    • 1750
    • 1 Resource

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  • The female soldier [electronic resource] : or, the surprising life and adventures of Hannah Snell, Born in the City of Worcester, who took upon herself the name of James Gray; and, being deserted by her husband, put on mens apparel, and travelled to Coventry in quest of him, where she enlisted in Col. Guise's Regiment of Foot, and marched with that Regiment to Carlisle, in the Time of the Rebellion in Scotland; shewing what happened to her in that City, and her Desertion from that Regiment. Also a full and true account of her enlisting afterwards into Fraser's Regiment of Marines, then at Portsmouth; and her being draughted out of that Regiment, and sent on board the Swallow Sloop of War, one of Admiral Boscawen's Squadron, then bound for the East-Indies. With the many Vicissitudes of Fortune she met with during that Expedition, particularly at the Siege of Pondicherry, where she received Twelve Wounds. Likewise, the surprising Accident by which she came to hear of the Death of her faithless Husband, whom she went in quest of. The Whole Containing The most surprising Incidents that have happened in any preceeding Age; wherein is laid open all her Adventures, in Mens Cloaths, for near five Years, without her Sex being ever discovered.

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    • London : printed for, and sold by R. Walker, the Corner of Elliot's-Court, in the Little Old-Bailey, 1750.
    • 1750
    • 1 Resource

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  • The shepherdess of the Alps, or, virtue's sure reward [electronic resource] : Being a very interesting, pathetic, & moral tale, founded on facts. Containing an Account of one Adelaide, the Daughter of a wealthy Family in France, who fell in love with Count Orestan, an Officer in the Army, with whom she privately married, and fled to briancon; her Fondness prevailed with him to stay two Days too long with her. He then set out on his Journey towards his Army, but how fatal was the News to his Ear; the Battle over, his Army performed Actions of Valour, and he not at the Head of it Over-Whelmed with Grief at the Cloud of Dishonour, he hasted back to Adelaide; he met her in a Grove, when he relates to her his Distress of Mind in so moving a Manner, that she fell on the Ground in a Swoon; he took that Opportunity instantaneously to put an End to his Shame and Disgrace, and shot himself. The Sound of the Pistol awoke her from her Swoon: The affecting Manner in which she buried and mourned for him. - She turns Shepherdess, and attends Sheep on the Commons, when a very surprising Adventure happens, which was the Occasion of her future Happiness, on Account of her Marriage with a noble Lord, where she proved herself the most charming and amiable of Women. She was a Model for those who had long shone in the Circle of distinguished Life, and was a virtuous Pattern to her Sex.

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    • London : printed by J. Miller, No. 74, Rosemary Lane. Where Catalogues, Shop Bills, &c. are printed with Neatness, Accuracy, and Expedition, [1790?]
    • 1780-1800
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