Serendipity and The three princes
Subtitle: from the Peregrinaggio of 1557.
By: With a pref. by W.S. Lewis.
Contributors: Cristoforo Armeno, 16th cent.
Edition: [1st. ed.]
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797; Serendipity (The word); Tales -- Asia
Other titles: Three princes.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 191-195.
Contains a discussion of Walpole and his letters; of the word "serendipity," its etymology and usage; and, the first direct English translation of Christoforo Armeno's Peregrinaggio, by Augusto G. and Theresa L. Borselli; also historical material about the work.
"Editions and translations of the Peregrinaggio" (with diagram): p. 184-190.