Magazin des enfans: or, The young misses magazine : containing dialogues between a governess and several young ladies of quality her scholars. In which each lady is made to speak according to her particular genius, temper, and inclination; their several faults are pointed out, and the easy way to mend them, as well as to think, and speak, and act properly; no less care being taken to form their hearts to goodness, than to enlighten their understandings with useful knowledge. A short and clear abridgment is also given of sacred and profane history, and some lessons in geography. The useful is blended throughout with the agreeable, the whole being interspersed with proper reflections and moral tales. By Madem. Le Prince de Beaumont. Translated from the French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Magasin des adolescentes. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young women--Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Young women.

Young women--Conduct of life.

Young women--Education--Early works to 1800.

Dialogues, English--Early works to 1800.

Dialogues, English.

Young women--Education.

Genre:

Dialogues.

Physical Description:

4 volumes ; 12⁰

Other Title:

Magazin des Enfans

Place of Publication:

London : printed for S. Field, W. Ware, and T. Johnson, MDCCLXV. [1765]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a half-title: Magazine des enfans: or, The young misses magazine, &c. &c. In four volumes.

A translation of Madame Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's 'Magasin des adolescentes'.

Four volumes in two. Each of the four volumes has a separate dated titlepage; the work is signed and paginated as two volumes ([2],4,[2],5-239,[1]p.; 224p.).

Volume 1 has an additional leaf in between sigs. A2 and A3: Names of the ladies who appear in the dialogues of these volumes.

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 British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T232411.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.