A new voyage to the island of fools, representing the policy, government, and present state of the Stultitians. Written by the author of The black-bird's song.

People / Organizations

• Noble Venetian (Author)
• James Read ("printed for")
• Rebecca Burleigh ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for James Read in White-Fryars, and R. Burleigh in Amen-Corner, 1715.

Publication year

1715-1715

ESTC No.

N10217

Grub Street ID

220

Description

[4],62p. ; 8⁰

Note

The first edition, 1713, has author statement: 'By a noble Venetian'.

A reissue of the sheets of the first edition, with a cancel titlepage.

A social and political satire from the Tory point of view.

Price from imprint: price 1 s.

Uncontrolled note

'The blackbird's song', issued anonymously in 1715, is by Edmund Stacy. - 'A new voyage' has been attributed to Swift (in the Wrenn cat.) but does not appear in Teerink or Teerink-Scouten. - MS. attribution to Edward Ward in ICN copy of 1st ed