A select collection of novels : in four volumes / written by the most celebrated authors in several languages, many of which never appear'd in English before, and all new translated from the originals, by several eminent hands.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Croxall, Samuel, 1688 or 1689-1752.

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

French

Italian

Spanish

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations (engravings) ; 18 cm (12mo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for John Watts ..., 1720-1721.

Contents:

v. 1. Monsieur Huet's letter to Monsieur de Segrais, upon the original of romances. Zayde. The marriage of Belfegor. The jealous Estremaduran

v. 2. The Princess of Cleves. The fair maid of the inn. The force of friendship. The history of the captive

v. 3. Don Carlos. The history of Count Belflor and Leonora de Cespedes. The curious impertinent. The prevalence of blood. The liberal lover. The beautiful Turk

v. 4. The happy slave. The rival ladies. The innocent adultery. The history of the conspiracy of the Spaniards against the Republick of Venice

v. 5. The little gypsy. Ethelinda. The amour of Count Palviano and Eleonora. Scanderbeg the Great

v. 6. The life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca. The loves of Osmin and Daraxa. The Spanish lady of England. The lady Cornelia. The false dutchess.

Notes:

"Short stories, translated for the most part from Italian, French, and Spanish."--DNB, v. 5, p. 247.

Dedication signed: S. C. Editorship attributed to Samuel Croxall by Halkett & Laing, v. 5, p. 215. Cf. also DNB.

Vols. 1-4: 1720; v. 5-6: 1721. Vol. 4 described on last page as "the fourth and last volume."

May have been printed 1720-1722. Cf. Halkett & Laing, DNB.

Cited in:

ESTC (RLIN) T175654

McBurney, W.H. Engl. prose fiction, 117

OCLC:

13603241