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Frodo Hill;
or, Memoirs of a Hobbit of Pleasure

Being the Adventures of a young Hobbit of the Shire, in the City of Osgiliath, in the Days of that great Conflict among Nations, now styl'd, the War of the Ring. Containing a full Account of his Captivity in a House of ill Fame, and his daring Rescue from the Same. With the secret Histories of several Persons of that Time, including Captain Faramir of Gondor, and some surprising Explanations of that Gentleman's mysterious Behaviour, never before made Publick. By Mrs. Maria-Susannah Cleland

Edited, with notes and an introduction by Teasel

Table of Letters

Letter the First In which the fair Halfling appears among us; mysterious Behaviour of Captain Faramir.
Letter the Second A startling Encounter in the secret Passage; the fair Halfling wakes; Mr. Peters' fiendish Plan.
Letter the Third In which the fair Halfling commences the History of his Lovers; an Encounter between him and his cousin Ledo.
Letter the Fourth In which the fair Halfling concludes the sad Tale of his Lovers; the strange Fate of Ledo; the tragic Obstacle between the Halfling and his one true Love.
Letter the Fifth In which the Identity of our caprine Friend is question'd; intriguing Elvish Customs are explain'd; the fair Halfling reaches a dreadful Conclusion concerning the Fate of his Sam, and takes a rash Action in Consequence.
Letter the Fifth-and-a-Half In which our caprine Friend meets an appalling Fate; a dearly lov'd Friend of the Halfling appears among us at last; the Halfling's Curse is explain'd; and Sauron's most fearsome Weapon is mention'd.
Letter the Fifth-and-
Three-Quarters
In which the fair Halfling is subjected to an Auction of the most shocking Kind; impulsive Actions of Captain Faramir and a Pot of Honey.
Letter the Sixth In which the Auction is complete; a mysterious Identity is reveal'd; heroick Actions of Mr. Peters; Captain Faramir, the fair Halfling, and Sam find Happiness at last.

The History is at last complete; no additional Letters will be forthcoming.



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