Select novels and histories written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn. Containing, I. The unfortunate bride, ... II. The dumb virgin: ... III. The unfortunate happy lady: ... IV. The wandring beauty: ... V. The unhappy mistake, ... VI. Monsieur Fontanelle's Plurality of worlds, ... VII. An essay on translation ... VIII. The history of oracles,

All titles

• Select novels and histories written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn. Containing, I. The unfortunate bride, ... II. The dumb virgin: ... III. The unfortunate happy lady: ... IV. The wandring beauty: ... V. The unhappy mistake, ... VI. Monsieur Fontanelle's Plurality of worlds, ... VII. An essay on translation ... VIII. The history of oracles,
• Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes.; Histoire des oracles.
• Novels

People / Organizations

• Aphra Behn (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for W. Mears; F. Clay; and D. Browne, [1718]

Added name

Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier de, 1657-1757.; Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier de, 1657-1757.

Publication year

1718

ESTC No.

N49920

Grub Street ID

34053

Description

[8],viii,[2],114,21,[9],145-479,[1]p. ; 8°.

Note

Each of the eight sections has a separate titlepage dated 1718, and is paginated in sequence, except for the 21p. 'Essay on translated prose' which has a drop-head title; the order of pagination does not reflect the order of the contents listed on the general titlepage

'The history of oracles .. ' is also a translation from Bernard de Fontenelle.