Isaac Mukins, The History of Charlotte Villars

Anne Markey (Dublin City University)

Ed. by Anne Markey, Dublin City University, Ian Campbell Ross, Trinity College Dublin
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.4: Irish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Paul Delaney (Trinity College Dublin), Anne Markey (Dublin City University), Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin), Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1756 - 1759

Places

England (Publication/ performance)
Ireland, Republic of (Eire) (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

In December 1755, the Monthly Review announced the publication of The History of Charlotte Villars, noting that there was very little to admire in this narrative whose subtitle proclaimed it to be “founded on truth” (Anon. 1755, 510). The full title of the novel was The History of Charlotte Villars, A Narrative Founded on Truth, Interspersed with Variety of Incidents Instructive and Entertaining. The printers were identified on the title page as S. Crowder and H. Woodgate at the Golden Ball in Paternoster Row and the date of publication was given as 1756. That same year, an Irish edition of the novel was printed by Henry Saunders at the corner of Christchurch Lane in High Street in Dublin. …

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Citation: Markey, Anne. "The History of Charlotte Villars". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 August 2017 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38776, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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