The adventures of Abdalla, son of Hanif, sent by the sultan of the Indies, to make a discovery of the island of Borico, where the fountain which restores past youth is supposed to be found. Also an account of the travels of Rouschen, a Persian lady, to the Topsy-Turvy island, undiscover'd to this day. The whole intermix'd with several curious and instructive histories
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Type of record: Book
Title: The adventures of Abdalla, son of Hanif, sent by the sultan of the Indies, to make a discovery of the island of Borico, where the fountain which restores past youth is supposed to be found. Also an account of the travels of Rouschen, a Persian lady, to the Topsy-Turvy island, undiscover'd to this day. The whole intermix'd with several curious and instructive histories
Other titles: Aventures d'Abdalla
Classmark: BC Lt/BIG
Creator(s): Bignon, Jean Paul (1662-1743)
Additional creator(s): Hatchett, William (fl. 1730-1741) (Other)
Related people: Hatchett, William
Publisher: Printed for Tho. Worralll at the Judge's Head
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1729
Language: English
Size and medium: [vi], vi, xvi, [ii], 169 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/268649
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017688479705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
"Redding implies that Vathek was founded upon an anonymous pseud-orientalism... entitled, Abdallah, fils d'Hanif, which was translated into English from the French ... but a cursory comparison will at once show that the books have little in common." -- cf. Chapman, A biblio. of William Beckford, p. 19.
Not a translation from Arabic, but written by Mr de Sandisson, i.e. Jean Paul Bignon.
Booklist of T. Worral: 7 p. at end.
P. ii (second Roman sequence) is numbered "158".
Additional description
Signature of L. Hamond on p.i (second Roman sequence), and his initials on title-page
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