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The orphan of China : a tragedy

Title
The orphan of China : a tragedy / translated from the French of M. de Voltaire ; first acted at Paris, on the 20th of August, 1755.
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Publication
London : Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose in Paternoster-Row, MDCCLVI [1756]

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Additional Authors
  • Ji, Junxiang, active 13th century
  • Prémare, Joseph Henri, 1666-1736.
  • Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
  • Francklin, Thomas, 1721-1784.
  • Martin J. Gross Collection
Description
xv, [1], 63, [1] p.; 20 cm (8vo)
Subject
Note
  • Translation of: L'orphelin de la Chine.
  • Translated by Thomas Francklin. Cf. Rousseau, L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 426.
  • Based on J.H. Prémare's translation of Ji Junxiang's Zhao shi gu er, under title l'Orphelin de Tchao, in J.-B. Du Halde's Description géographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine. Cf. Voltaire's introductory epistle to the Duc de Richelieu (p. vii-xv).
  • Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ B-I⁴.
  • Woodcut t.p. vignette; ornamental head- and tailpieces, ornamental initials.
  • "To David Garrick, Esq.": p. [iii]-vi. Signed: The translator.
  • Publisher's advertisements: p. 63-[64].
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC
  • Rousseau, A.M. Éditions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032)
  • Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121)
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available as an e-book (British Library copy) through Eighteenth century collections online.
Binding (note)
  • Disbound.
Call Number
*KGV 08-518
LCCN
26003871
OCLC
71746426
Author
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Title
The orphan of China : a tragedy / translated from the French of M. de Voltaire ; first acted at Paris, on the 20th of August, 1755.
Imprint
London : Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose in Paternoster-Row, MDCCLVI [1756]
Indexed In:
ESTC T137612
Rousseau, A.M. Éditions anglaises de Voltaire. (In his L'Angleterre et Voltaire, p. 976-1032), 292
Evans, H.B. English Voltaire bib. (Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century 8 (1959): 9-121), 435
Additional Formats
Also available as an e-book (British Library copy) through Eighteenth century collections online.
Binding
Disbound. NN
Local Note
Martin J. Gross Collection.
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Added Author
Ji, Junxiang, active 13th century. Zhao shi gu er.
Prémare, Joseph Henri, 1666-1736.
Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Francklin, Thomas, 1721-1784.
Martin J. Gross Collection.
Research Call Number
*KGV 08-518
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