An essay upon the civil wars of France, extracted from curious manuscripts. And also upon the epick poetry of the European nations, from Homer down to Milton. By Mr. de Voltaire, Author of the Henriade. The Fourth Edition, Corrected. The fourth edition, corrected. To which is now prefixed, a Discourse on Tragedy, With Reflections on the English and French Drama. by the same author.

People / Organizations

• Voltaire (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for N. Prevost, and Comp. over-against Southampton-Street, in the Strand, MDCCXXXI. [1731]

Publication year

1731-1731

ESTC No.

T109598

Grub Street ID

162338

Description

vii,[1],24,88p. ; 8⁰

Note

The Discourse on tragedy being the prefatory epistle to Lord Bolingbroke, originally prefixed to Voltaire's tragedy of Brutus.

In two parts, the second with separate pagination and register.

The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall.