The Adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses
By: [translated by Tobias Smollett] ; introduction and notes by Leslie A. Chilton ; the text edited by O M Brack, Jr.
Contributors: Smollett, Tobias George, 1721-1771.; Chilton, Leslie A.; Brack, O M.
Series: The Works of Tobias Smollett
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Athens Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Telemachus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction; Princes -- Greece -- Fiction; Education of princes -- Fiction
Description: The Adventures of Telemachus is the first critical edition of Tobias Smollett's 1776 translation of Bishop Fenelon's 1699 "mirror for princes," written especially for Duc de Burgogne, heir presumptive to Louis XIV.

Both in its original French and its many translations, The Adventures of Telemachus was one of the most popular and revered works of the eighteenth century. During that time, more than ten English prose and poetry versions appeared, including this masterful prose translation by Smollett. Known for his novels Roderick Random and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Smollett was also a gifted translator. The Adventures of Telemachus was his final translation, and is one of the finest versions of the work.

Long a disputed title in the Smollett canon, it is fully restored to his credit by Leslie A. Chilton.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-324) and index.