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A week's entertainment at a wedding. Containing Six Surprizing and Diverting Adventures. Viz. I. Monday. The unhappy Mistakes retriev'd by good Fortune. II. Tuesday. The fatal Mischiefs of unbounded Lust. III. Wednesday. The inhuman Father, and bloody Son. IV. Thursday. The danger of Back-Doors. V. Friday The lewd Wife, and perfidious Gallant. VI. Saturday. The generous Robber. With a most Diverting Introduction: Being an Account of a Spanish Wedding. Written in Spanish by the Author of Don Quixot, and now first Translated into English.

Title
A week's entertainment at a wedding. [electronic resource] : Containing Six Surprizing and Diverting Adventures. Viz. I. Monday. The unhappy Mistakes retriev'd by good Fortune. II. Tuesday. The fatal Mischiefs of unbounded Lust. III. Wednesday. The inhuman Father, and bloody Son. IV. Thursday. The danger of Back-Doors. V. Friday The lewd Wife, and perfidious Gallant. VI. Saturday. The generous Robber. With a most Diverting Introduction: Being an Account of a Spanish Wedding. Written in Spanish by the Author of Don Quixot, and now first Translated into English.
Author
Pérez de Montalván, Juan, 1602-1638.
Publication
London : printed, and sold by J. Woodward, in St. Christophers-Alley in Thread-Needle-Street, 1710.

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Additional Authors
  • Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
  • Gale (Firm)
Description
[2],xii,232p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
Spanish fiction > Translations into English > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Fiction.
Note
  • In fact translated by Edward Ward mainly from the Para Todos of Juan Perez de Montalban.
  • A reissue of 'The diverting works of the famous Miguel de Cervantes', 1709, with a new titlepage.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642642385
  • T60535
Author
Pérez de Montalván, Juan, 1602-1638.
Title
A week's entertainment at a wedding. [electronic resource] : Containing Six Surprizing and Diverting Adventures. Viz. I. Monday. The unhappy Mistakes retriev'd by good Fortune. II. Tuesday. The fatal Mischiefs of unbounded Lust. III. Wednesday. The inhuman Father, and bloody Son. IV. Thursday. The danger of Back-Doors. V. Friday The lewd Wife, and perfidious Gallant. VI. Saturday. The generous Robber. With a most Diverting Introduction: Being an Account of a Spanish Wedding. Written in Spanish by the Author of Don Quixot, and now first Translated into English.
Imprint
London : printed, and sold by J. Woodward, in St. Christophers-Alley in Thread-Needle-Street, 1710.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T60535.
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Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Gale (Firm)
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