Contes traduits de l'anglois
Contributors: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; Bathurst, Richard, -1762; Warton, Joseph, 1722-1800; Blavet, Jean-Louis, 1719-1809, tr; Duchesne, veuve, publisher; Goldberg, Gerald M., former owner; Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library)
Publisher: Chez la veuve Duchesne, rue Saint Jacques, au Temple du Goût, Mérigot le jeune, quai des Augustins, au coin de la rue Pavée; Esprit, au Palais Royale
Published: 1774
Place of publication: A Londres [i.e. Paris?]; et se trouve à Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: English literature; Translations into French; Early works to 1800; English essays
Work titles: Adventurer (London, England : 1752). Selections. French
Notes: Translated from the English: 'The adventurer' : originally published in 140 numbers from November 7, 1752, to March 9, 1754, edited by John Hawkesworth, with John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, Richard Bathurst and Joseph Warton as the principal contributors.

None of the works translated are by Johnson. Cf. Fleeman.

Translated by Jean-Louis Blavet.

La Veuve Duchesne ..., Mérigot ..., and Esprit ... connected by a left bracket on t.p.

Probably printed in Paris.--ESTC

Signatures: pi² A-H¹²; v.2: pi² A-F¹² G⁶.

Vol. 1: [4], 192 p.; v.2: [4], 156 p.

Title of each v. within ornamental border.

Each v. has woodcut title vignette.

ESTC, T210432

Fleeman, J.D. Samuel Johnson, I, 52.11ad/TF/2
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Préface du traducteur. Histoire d'Eugènio. Histoire trouvèe dans les papiers d'une jeune etrangere, morte à Amiens; title: v. 2. Les martyrs de la dissimulation. Pöete converti par son expérience, sur l'article d'une autre vie. Histoire de Nannette. Histoire d'Agamus, pere de Nannette. Extrait d'un livre Anglois, intitulé, l'Imbécile de qualité.