Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

When she was discovered in 1776, Louisa didn't have a name.

She was destitute and sleeping in the fields of Burton, England under a shelter built out

of haystacks.

Louisa was elegant and sophisticated in her nature.

Though she was destitute, she didn't look at, and everyone who met her encouraged her

to stay within their homes instead of in the fields.

But she refused.

Louisa was quoted as saying, Trouble and Misery dwelt in houses, and that there was no

happiness but in liberty and fresh air.

Although the townsfolk did their best to help her, she didn't let them in beyond arms

reach.

She never told them her real name, which led to the assumption that she must have been

of noble birth.

Why else would someone hide their true identity from the people offering her food and shelter?

Not knowing what to call her, the people referred to her as Louisa.

They were able to discern several things about this mysterious woman from their interactions

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