The Prodigal daughter, or A strange and wonderful relation, : shewing how a gentleman of a vast estate in Bristol, had a proud and disobedient daughter, who because her parents would not support her in all extravagance, bargained with the Devil to poison them. How an angel informed her parents of her design. How she lay in a trance four days; and when she was put in the grave she came to life again, and related the wonderful things she saw in the other world. : Likewise the substance of a sermon preached on the occasion, by the Rev. Mr. Williams, from Luke XV. 24.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Prodigal daughter, or A strange and wonderful relation, : shewing how a gentleman of a vast estate in Bristol, had a proud and disobedient daughter, who because her parents would not support her in all extravagance, bargained with the Devil to poison them. How an angel informed her parents of her design. How she lay in a trance four days; and when she was put in the grave she came to life again, and related the wonderful things she saw in the other world. : Likewise the substance of a sermon preached on the occasion, by the Rev. Mr. Williams, from Luke XV. 24.

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Title: The Prodigal daughter, or A strange and wonderful relation, : shewing how a gentleman of a vast estate in Bristol, had a proud and disobedient daughter, who because her parents would not support her in all extravagance, bargained with the Devil to poison them. How an angel informed her parents of her design. How she lay in a trance four days; and when she was put in the grave she came to life again, and related the wonderful things she saw in the other world. : Likewise the substance of a sermon preached on the occasion, by the Rev. Mr. Williams, from Luke XV. 24.
Contributor: American Antiquarian Society Ownership
Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831, printer
Welch, d'Alté A.--(d'Alté Aldridge),--1907-1970--Ownership
Published / Created: MDCLXXXVII. [1787]
Publication Place: Printed at Worcester, (Massachusetts) :
Publisher: [by Isaiah Thomas],
Description: BEIN Shirley 1221: Imperfect: p. 1-2 (t.p.) wanting (replaced by photocopy); former d'Alte A. Welch copy; and maybe American Antiquarian Society copy.
Caption title: The prodigal daughter: or, The disobedient lady reclaimed, &c.
In verse.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B²+.
Title vignette signed: I.T. [i.e., Isaiah Thomas]. Thomas was the only printer active in Worcester in 1787.
Extent: 12 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. (12mo)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Shirley 1221

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Chapbooks--1787
Juvenile literature--1787
Juvenile literature--Poetry--1787
Subject (Name): American Antiquarian Society Ownership
Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831, printer
Welch, d'Alté A.--(d'Alté Aldridge),--1907-1970--Ownership
Subject (Topic): Children--Conversion to Christianity--Juvenile poetry
Children's poetry
Conduct of life--Juvenile poetry

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Access: Public
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Citation: Bristol B6571
Shipton & Mooney 45146
Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 1068.9

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Orbis Record: 3676958
Object ID (OID): 15497373