The shipwreck; or The adventures, love, and constancy, of paul and virginia : The two children of the cottages, who were reared in a sequestered valley of Port Louis, in the Isle of France; the history of their rural life and friendship, from their infancy: virginia's compulsive visit to her wealthy aunt beyond sea; her return, and miraculous preservation from a watery grave through the extraordinary exertions of a faithful negro, for whom she had formerly solicited a pardon of his cruel master; and at length her happy union with paul after the sufferings they both underwent for the love of each other. Newly translated from the French of Bernardin de st Pierre, by C.F. Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Paul et Virginie. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipwrecks--Early works to 1800.

Shipwrecks.

Physical Description:

48 pages,plate ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and sold by S. Fisher, No. 10, St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell; also sold by T. Hurst, No. 32, Paternost Row; and T. Tounley, Boston, 1800.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N22426.

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