Volume 1, Book 1

TITLE PAGE

THE

HISTORY

OF THE

Countess of DELLWYN.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

By the AUTHOR of

DAVID SIMPLE.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

Printed for A. MILLAR, in the Strand.

M.DCC.LIX.

Notes to the title page of Volume 1

DAVID SIMPLE - Title of Sarah Fielding's sentimental first novel, published in 1744. The novel was both a commercial and critical success, garnering praise from the likes of Samuel Richardson.
A. MILLAR - Andrew Millar (1707-1768), a reputable bookseller whose other prestigious publications included, among others, the likes of Johnson's Dictionary (1755) and Sarah Fielding's brother Henry's major novels.
M.DCC.LIX. - 1759