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Hannah Snell: The Secret Life of a Female Marine, 1723-92
 
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Hannah Snell: The Secret Life of a Female Marine, 1723-92 (Paperback)

by Matthew Stephens (Author)
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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Ship Street Press (24 Sep 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0953056503
  • ISBN-13: 978-0953056507
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 774,429 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating tale of an English female soldier, 31 Oct 1998
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In July 1750, the release of a small biography of the female soldier Hannah Snell caused a huge commotion in London. The book claimed that in late 1747, the young Worcester-born Snell dressed herself in men's clothes and enlisted with the Royal Marines at Portsmouth. Under the name of James Gray she sailed to India as part of a large expedition sent to capture the French-occupied town of Pondicherry. While in the East, Snell fought in two sieges and claims to have received many injuries, including a bullet wound to her groin. Despite these injuries and her close proximity to her shipmates, she says she concealed her true sex until her return to England in early 1750.

Her appearances on the London stage in uniform caused a sensation, and news of her adventures quickly spread across the country. In November 1750, the Royal Chelsea Hospital officially recognised Snell's military service and granted her a lifetime pension. She lived for another forty years, marrying twice and raising two sons. In 1791, Snell was admitted to the lunatic asylum, Bedlam, where she died six months later.

In this small, well-presented book, Matthew Stephens retraces the journey that inspired the original biography. While the reliability of the eighteenth-century biography itself is clearly questionable, years of story-telling have resulted in additional myths and untruths evolving out of this account. The author tests Snell's adventures against eighteenth-century records and discovers that neither the biographer nor his subject were afraid to bend the truth in their desire to create a more salacious tale.

This fascinating story includes many illustrations and my only regret is that it wasn't longer.

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