The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox newly corrected and purged from all grossenesse in phrase and matter. As also augmented and inlarged with sundry excellent moralls and expositions upon every severall chapter.

All titles

• The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox newly corrected and purged from all grossenesse in phrase and matter. As also augmented and inlarged with sundry excellent moralls and expositions upon every severall chapter.
• Reynard the Fox.

People / Organizations

• Jane Bell ("printed by")

Imprint

London: printed by J[ane?]. Bell, 1654.

Added name

J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702, attributed name.

Publication year

1654

ESTC No.

R184134

Grub Street ID

73832

Description

[160] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰

Note

A free adaptation and translation of: "Le roman de Renart", in prose; attributed by Wing to John Shirley (fl. 1680-1702), who published a version in heroic verse in 1681 with a slightly different title.

Printer's name suggested by cataloguer. Jane Bell was a "bookseller and printer in London; east end of Christchurch 1650-1659."--Plomer, H.R. Dictionary of the printers and booksellers ... in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667.

Signatures: A-U?.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S3509Subject Fables, English -- Early works to 1800.

French literature -- Translations into English -- Early works to 1800.