Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister : with the history of their adventures. In three parts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Berkeley, Henrietta, 1664 or 1665-1710.

Berkeley, Henrietta.

Tankerville, Forde Grey, 1655-1701.

Tankerville, Forde Grey.

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Amson, Anne (autograph)

Singer, Jacob (donor) (copies 1 & 2)

Singer, Leah (donor) (copies 1 & 2)

Singer, Godfrey F. (honoree) (copies 1 & 2)

Physical Description:

3 volumes ; 18 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The sixth edition.

Other Title:

Amours of Philander and Silvia.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for D. Brown, J. Tonson, B. Tooke, G. Strahan, S. Ballard, W. Mears, and F. Clay, 1721.

Notes:

Title in double line border. Pts. 2 and 3 each has special title-page in double line border.

Parts 2 and 3 have titles "Love-letters from a nobleman to his sister; mix'd with the history of their adventures. The second part" and "The amours of Philander and Silvia; being the third and last part of the Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister" respectively.

Epistle dedicatory, pts. 2 and 3, signed: A.B.

Obstensibly a translation from the French. cf. Pref.

Imaginary letters between Ford Grey, earl of Tankerville (Philander) and his sister-in-law, Lady Henrietta Berkeley (Sylvia), but in reality written by Aphra Behn. cf. S. Halkett and J. Laing. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature.

Cited in:

ESTC (RLIN) N11276

OCLC:

21932393