The Persian and the Turkish tales, compleat. : Translated formerly from those languages into French, by M. Petis de la Croix, Dean of the King's interpreters, reader and professor in the Royal College at Paris: and now into English from that translation, by the late learned Dr. King, and several other hands. To which are added two letters from a French abbot to his friend at Paris; giving an account of the island of Madagascar; and of the French embassador's reception by the King of Siam. In two volumes.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Mille et un jours. English. Selections.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian fiction--Translations into English--Early works to 1800.

Persian fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

2v.(12 unnumbered pages,966 pages) ; 12⁰

Edition:

The third edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Mears, F. Clay, and D. Browne, without Temple-Bar, J. Stagg, in Westminster-Hall, and T. Astley in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXIX. [1729]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Contains a selection of stories from 'Les mille et un jour'.

Sometimes attributed to François Pétis de la Croix.

Titlepages in red and black.

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 Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N24473.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.