Moral Tales, Translated from the French by C. Denis and R. Lloyd. In Two Volumes.

Bookseller Notes

A scarce edition, not in ESTC although there are 5 North American locations in Worldcat (not the obvious places). This translation first appeared in 1764, and the third was a Murray co-publication (Zachs 290). Wenman makes no claim as to edition, and skimps on the illustrations - the Murray edition had 16 plates. The tales of Marmontel were hugely successful and played an important part in popularising Enlightenment ideas such as virtue, sensibility, humanity, and equality, even if not all of the tales were as moral as they might at first appear to be.