The Affecting History of Louisa, the Wandering Maniac, or "Lady of the Hay-Stack": So Called, From Having Taken Up Her Residence Under That Shelter, ... Derangement; And Supposed to Be a Natura
George Henry Glasse
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(Forgotten Books, Feb. 1, 2018)
Excerpt from The Affecting History of Louisa, the Wandering Maniac, or "Lady of the Hay-Stack": So Called, From Having Taken Up Her Residence Under That Shelter, in the Village of Bourton, Near Bristol, in a State of Melancholy Derangement; And Supposed to Be a Natural Daughter of Francis I. Emperor of GermanyMr. Boaben having, with so much success, dramatised the following inte resting Tale, under the title of The Maid of Bristol, induced us to present the Pub lie with the original Narrative; which we are enabled to do, from the most authentic documents. It is so strictly and lite rally true, that it does not require any or nament from fiction, or any embellishment from language. Those for whom truth has any charms, and who can commise rate the calamities of a fellow-creature, will feel for poor louisa, whose history is here related with the utmost simplicity, and the closest adherence to fact.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.