Court intrigues, in a collection of original letters, from the island of the New Atalantis, &c. By the author of those memoirs.

People / Organizations

• Delariviere Manley (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for John Morphew near Stationer's-Hall, and James Woodward in Scalding-Alley, near Stocks Market, 1711.

Publication year

1711-1711

ESTC No.

T61065

Grub Street ID

286768

Description

[4], 159, 170-185, 184-199, 100-102 [i.e. 120] p. ; 8⁰

Note

The author of those memoirs, i.e. the 'Secret memoirs of .. the New Atalantis' = Delariviere Manley.

Letters 1-24 were previously published as 'The lady's pacquet of letters', together with the English translation of Madame d'Aulnoy's 'Mémoires de la cour d'Angleterre'. Letters 25-40 appeared with the English translation of Marie d'Aulnoy's 'Le comte de Warwick', entitled "The history of the Earl of Warwick .. To which is added, the remaining part of the unknown lady's pacquet of letters". Letter 41 was never before published.

P. 120 misnumbered 102.

Text is continuous despite the eccentric pagination.

Uncontrolled note

Pp. 131, 138, 148-149, 152-153 and 156-157 misnumbered 151, 238, 158-159, 162-163 and 166-167 respectively. - CtY-BR confirms a variant edition with page 120 actually paginated 120. Queried for comparison 10/93. E also report this variant