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Other Title:

Story of La Roche.
When I first undertook this publication, it was suggested by some of my friends, and indeed, accorded entirely with my own ideas, that there should be nothing of religion in it.
More than forty years ago, an English philosopher, whose works have since been read and admired by all Europe, resided at a little town in France.

Subjects:

Tickell, Thomas, 1685-1740.
English literature -- 18th century.
English literature.
English prose literature -- 18th century.
English prose literature.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Manuscripts, English.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

English.

Summary:

Copy of Mackenzie's The Story of La Roche (f. 1r-55r). Also includes some verse on Tickell (f. 71r-72r).

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title and author from caption title (f. 1r).
Incipit of introduction (f. 1r): When I first undertook this publication, it was suggested by some of my friends, and indeed, accorded entirely with my own ideas, that there should be nothing of religion in it.
Incipit of text (f. 4r, headed "To the Author of the Mirror"): More than forty years ago, an English philosopher, whose works have since been read and admired by all Europe, resided at a little town in France.
Foliation: Paper, 81; [i, 1-80]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Script: Written in a cursive script, possibly in the hand of Henry Mackenzie.
Binding: Contemporary full calf. Wearing at edges. Inside hinges splitting.
Origin: Written in Edinburgh, 1779 (Zacour-Hirsch).

Penn Provenance:

Acquired, 1942.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 51 (Ms. English 14).

Publications about:

First published in the Mirror, A Periodical Paper (Edinburgh, 1779-1780), in three successive issues, No. 42 (19 June 1779), No. 43 (22 June 1779) and No. 44 (26 June 1779). The text of the present manuscript follows this printed version, including the explanatory note and the first words of the story.
Later published in: Mackenzie, Henry. The man of feeling: The first Worcester edition. Worcester [Mass.]: Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1795. La Roche is included at the end of the volume.
Later published in: [Hunt, Leigh]. Classic tales, serious and lively ... (3 v.). (London: Hunt and Reynell, 1807). In this printed text the introductory matter is omitted, and the first sentence of the story is changed.
Also published with The man of feeling, in editions by J. Smith of London at various times during the 19th century.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 204

OCLC:

155962829