Marmontel's moral tales / selected with a revised translation, biographical introduction and notes by George Saintsbury. With illustrations by Chris. Hammond
RA Collection: Book
Record number
07/3688
Author
Imprint
London: George Allen, 156, Charing Cross Road, 1895
Physical Description
xxxix, 423 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.
General Note
Illustrated with line photoengravings.
Contents
Introduction -- Soliman the Second -- The Scruple -- Lausus and Lydia -- All or Nothing -- The Pretend Philosopher -- The Bad Mother -- The Good Mother -- The Shepherdess of the Alps -- The Samnite Marriages -- The Good Husband -- The Connoisseur -- The School of Fathers -- The Sylph-Husband -- Lauretta -- A Wife of Ten Thousand -- Friendship put to the test -- The Misanthrope Corrected
Binding Note
Case binding of green cloth over boards. Panel stamp blocked in gold on upper cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Spine lettered in gilt: "Marmontel's moral tales. Edited by George Saintsbury. George Allen."
Subject
Illustrated books
18th-century fiction, Short stories
18th-century fiction, Short stories
Contributors
Christine Hammond, illustrator
George Saintsbury, editor, contributor
George Allen, publisher
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. (Edinburgh and London), printer
George Saintsbury, editor, contributor
George Allen, publisher
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. (Edinburgh and London), printer
