A new voyage to the island of fools, representing the policy, government, and present state of the Stultitians. By a noble Venetian. Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable, the Lord Ferdinando. Translated from the Italian.

People / Organizations

• Noble Venetian (Author)
• John Morphew ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for John Morphew near Stationer's-Hall, 1713.

Publication year

1713-1713

ESTC No.

N10218

Grub Street ID

221

Description

[4],62p. ; 8⁰

Note

In fact written originally in English.

The second edition, 1715, has author statement: 'By the author of The black-bird's song'.

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

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 on ICN copy