Littlebury
Littlebury was an active member of a political circle – which included Walter Moyle, John Trenchard, Thomas Gordon, etc. - that in the late 1690s disseminated a series of works – those of Algernon Sidney, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, etc. - that launched the Real Whig canon.
Avantures de Télémaque, fils d'Ulysse, ou Suite du Quatrième Livre de l'Odyssée d'Homère
The Adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses translated from the French
François Fénelon
Ἱστορίαι
The history of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek
Les Aventures de Télémaque Fyls d'Ulysse. Par seu Messire François de Salignac de la Motte Fénelon [...]. Première édition conforme au Manuscrit original
The Adventures of Telemachus. The son of Ulysses. Written in French by the late Mr. Francis de Salignac de la Motte Fenelon, Preceptor to the Children of France, and afterwards Archbishop of Cambray. Translated from the last Paris Edition, which is the only genuine, and agreeable tot he author's manuscript; and dedicated to the King of France. Done into English by Mr. Is. Littlebury and Mr. A. Boyer
Littlebury translated Herodotus's Ἱστορίαι (1709): Gibbon thought this version 'lame'. He also contributed to the translation of Fénelon's Télémaque, in 1699 and in 1719.
Blair Worden, 'The Commonwealth Kidney of Algernon Sidney', The Journal of British Studies 24:1 (January 1985), 39
Blair Worden, 'Republicanism and the Restoration, 1660–1683', in Republicanism, Liberty, and Commercial Society 1649–1776, ed. David Wootton (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1994), 184–187.
Blair Worden, 'Whig history and Puritan politics: the Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow revisited', Historical Research 188: 75 (May 2002), 214-215
Translation Title: The Adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses translated from the French
Original Author: François Fénelon
Original title: Avantures de Télémaque, fils d'Ulysse, ou Suite du Quatrième Livre de l'Odyssée d'Homère
Publ. Year From: 1698 to: 1698
Translation: The Adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses translated from the French
Publisher: Awnsham and John Churchill
Pub. Place: London
Lang: English
Télémaque was co-translated by Isaac Littlebury, Alexander Oldys and Abel Boyer. Churchill brothers had originally engaged Littlebury but because of health problems he only translated the First Book (out of five). Boyer and Oldys were thus also engaged and this messy approach, and above all the 'carelessness' of the printers, made the reprints of the edition very shoddy (on this, see: Abel Boyer, 'Advertisement Concerning this English Version', in [François Fénelon], The Adventures of Telemachus. The son of Ulysses [...], London: W. Churchill, 1719), I, vii-x).
Translation Title: The history of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek
Original Author: Herodotus
Original title: Ἱστορίαι
lang: Ancient Greek
Translation: The history of Herodotus. Translated from the Greek
Publisher: Edward Castle and Samuel Buckley
In the Preface Littlebury emphasised the civil utility of history, from which kings learn that they are no more than men and populations become conscious of the value of 'liberty'.
Translation Title: The Adventures of Telemachus. The son of Ulysses. Written in French by the late Mr. Francis de Salignac de la Motte Fenelon, Preceptor to the Children of France, and afterwards Archbishop of Cambray. Translated from the last Paris Edition, which is the only genuine, and agreeable tot he author's manuscript; and dedicated to the King of France. Done into English by Mr. Is. Littlebury and Mr. A. Boyer
Original title: Les Aventures de Télémaque Fyls d'Ulysse. Par seu Messire François de Salignac de la Motte Fénelon [...]. Première édition conforme au Manuscrit original
Translation: The Adventures of Telemachus. The son of Ulysses. Written in French by the late Mr. Francis de Salignac de la Motte Fenelon, Preceptor to the Children of France, and afterwards Archbishop of Cambray. Translated from the last Paris Edition, which is the only genuine, and agreeable tot he author's manuscript; and dedicated to the King of France. Done into English by Mr. Is. Littlebury and Mr. A. Boyer
Publisher: W. Churchill
Littlebury co-translated this work with Abel Boyer. The latter wrote and signed the Preface. This version is based on Télémaque's first authorised edition.
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