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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,

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,

Henry Glasse, George

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Biographies GeneralGenealogy & HeraldryBritish History

ISBN10: 9354441467
ISBN13: 9789354441462
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.16
Height: 0.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A silent woman in rags, living beneath a hay-stack; a village whispering that she was the lost daughter of an emperor. Her story grips the heart. First published in the late eighteenth century, The Affecting History Of Louisa, The Wandering Maniac, or Lady of the Hay-Stack is a tragic true-life biography that blends the intimacy of a parish chronicle with the dark charge of a gothic sentimental narrative. George Henry Glasse draws together reports and recollections to trace Louisa's mysterious appearance near Bourton, near Bristol, her enduring madness and melancholy, and the rumours that linked this destitute figure to Francis I, Emperor of Germany. Both a moving madness and melancholy story and a revealing fragment of Georgian England social history, this narrative exposes contemporary ideas about charity, piety, women and mental illness, and everyday village life near Bristol. It speaks to readers drawn to lost royal daughter story traditions, and to anyone curious how fact, gossip and compassion entwine. A fascinating madwomen in literature classic book for social history students and for gothic literature fans, it is also ideal for fans of Ann Radcliffe and for readers of any annotated historical biography edition on fragile minds and marginal lives. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it invites both casual readers and serious collectors to rediscover Louisa's enduring, unsettling tale.

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