The monthly amusement

All titles

• The monthly amusement
• Académie Galante. English. Love's Academy. No. 6.

People / Organizations

• Daniel Midwinter I ("printed for")

Imprint

London [England] : printed for D[aniel]. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-Yard. and B[ernard]. Lintott in Fleet-Street: and sold by J[ohn]. Morphew near Stationers-Hall, [1709]

Added name

Moli`ere, 1622-1673. Malade imaginaire. English. The Hypocondriack. No. 4.; Moli`ere, 1622-1673. Misantrope. English. The Misanthrope. No. 2.; Ozell, Mr. (John), -1743, tr., ed.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Casamiento enga~noso. English. The Deceitful marriage. No. 5.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Celoso estremet&t&~no. English. The Jealous Estremaduran. No. 3.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Gitanilla. English. The Little Gypsie. No. 1.

Publication year

1709

ESTC No.

P1975

Grub Street ID

55706

Description

6 v. ; 23 cm.

Note

A collection of continental literature, translated and edited by John Ozell, each of the first five issues containing a single work

Title pages appear to be half-titles, with designation but no imprint

General title from half-title of no. 2, title page of no. 1 lacking in copy cataloged

Each issue includes an additional title page, with original title, translated title, author's and translator's names, and imprint

Imprints vary; imprint for no. 6 reads in part: Printed for Bernard Lintott at the Cross-Keys

Date of publication from half-title pages; date of first number from McLeod

Price following imprint: 1 s. [i.e. one shilling]; Intended to include translations of all of Cervantes and Moli`ere, the project failed after six numbers. Cf. McLeod

Texts include: "La Gitanilla", The Little Gypsie, "El Zeloso estreme~no", The Jealous Estremaduran, and "El Casamiento enga~&tnoso", The Deceitful marriage, by Cervantes; "Le Misantrope", The Misanthrope, and "La Malade imaginaire," The Hypocondriack, by Mol`iere; and "Académie galante," Love's academy, a collection of novellas.