Roman stories: or, The history of the seven wife mistresses of Rome [electronic resource] : Containing seven days entertainment, in many pleasant and witty tales, or stories. Wherein the treachery of evil counsellors is discovered, innocency cleared, and the wisdom of seven wise mistresses displayed. Newly corrected, and better explain'd, and enlarg'd. Adorned with many pretty pictures, lively expressing the history.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Thomas, 17th/18th cent.

Standardized Title:

History of the seven wise mistresses of Rome

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tales--Early works to 1800.

Tales.

Seven sages of Rome--Early works to 1800.

Seven sages of Rome.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108,12p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The thirtieth edition.

Other Title:

Roman stories

Place of Publication:

Glasgow : Printed for J. Brown bookseller, Salt-market, and Alex. Dunlop bookseller, Trongate, MDCCLXXII. [1772]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Thomas Howard.

First published in 1683 as 'The history of the seven wise mistresses of Rome'.

'Choice novels' has its own pagination; the register is continuous.

With a half-title.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T225543.

OCLC:

510717688