Mary Barker: A Welsh Story

MARY BARKER: "A WELSH STORY"
INTRODUCTION

Mary Barker's novel "A Welsh Story" was published in three volumes. This website summarises the plot, with a separate web page for each volume, featuring quotations from most chapters. In addition, on this page are presented:

The text of the volume 1 title page (basically repeated in volumes 2 and 3)
Miss Barker's dedicatory introduction
The list of subscribers

to VOLUME 1 PLOT SUMMARY
to VOLUME 2 PLOT SUMMARY
to VOLUME 3 PLOT SUMMARY

Physical details of the volumes
Page size 16 x 10 cm (probably Foolscap Octavo cut down for library binding- part of handwritten name "H. Earle" visible at top right corner of volume 1 title page of the Flintshire Libraries set consulted for this summary, also fully visible in volumes 2 & 3).

The typeface includes f for most s except at end of words; ligatured fh for all sh; ligatured ft for all st; ligatured fk for all sk; ligatured ff for all ss (except end of words, when fs is used, no ligature); ligatured ct.

Pagination details will be found on the web pages for each individual volume.

Introductory pages are presented on this web page. In the original they have Roman numerals: title page unnumbered but counted as i, dedicatory introduction on iii-iv, list of subscribers on v-xii (single column in original):

Title page text
A
WELSH STORY.
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IN THREE VOLUMES.
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VOLUME THE FIRST.
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In faith and hope the world will disagree;
But all mankind's concern is charity. POPE.
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PRINTED FOR HOOKHAM AND CARPENTER,
OLD BOND STREET.
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1798

Dedicatory introduction
TO
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE
DUCHESS OF YORK.

MADAM,
While I entertain the deepest sense of personal obligation for the peculiar honour of having obtained your Royal Highness's patronage, I am equally sensible of the singular advantage of such a circumstance, to a work written for the purpose of relieving modest merit.
If these volumes should be found not wholly unworthy of the gracious protection which your Royal Highness has condescendingly bestowed upon them, it will add to the happiness, though it cannot increase the gratitude, with which I subscribe myself
Your ROYAL HIGHNESS'S
Most respectful and
Most devoted Servant,
MARY BARKER

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SUBSCRIBERS


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Sir William Young, Bart.