These memoirs all come from women forced to live lives of impropriety, often after ill-treatment from unscrupulous men. Their tales of survival in the face of extreme hardship and privations make inspirational and compelling reading.
Christian Davies, The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies (1740), Hannah Snell, The Female Soldier (1750), Louise Françoise de Houssay, A Narrative of the Sufferings of Louise Françoise de Houssay, de Bannes (1796), Mary Ann Talbot, The Life and Surprising Adventures of Mary Ann Talbot (1809), Editorial Notes, Index
