Hannah Snell (1723–1792) was an Englishwoman known for the acts described in The Female Soldier, or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell: her husband, James Summes, a Dutch seaman, abandoned her while she was pregnant with their child; the child died a year later, and she disguised herself as her brother-in-law and became a soldier so that she could track down her husband.

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Hannah Snell (1723–1792) was an Englishwoman known for the acts described in The Female Soldier, or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell: her husband, James Summes, a Dutch seaman, abandoned her while she was pregnant with their child; the child died a year later, and she disguised herself as her brother-in-law and became a soldier so that she could track down her husband.

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• 'To the Public', The Female Soldier, 'Note from the Publisher', Note on the Text, Notes

Hannah Snell (1723–1792) was an Englishwoman known for the acts described in The Female Soldier, or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell: her husband, James Summes, a Dutch seaman, abandoned her while she was pregnant with their child; the child died a year later, and she disguised herself as her brother-in-law and became a soldier so that she could track down her husband.

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• 'To the Public', The Female Soldier, 'Note from the Publisher', Note on the Text, Notes