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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
1 - Books identified as having been in the possession of Sir John Franklin - 1742-1836
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/LIB/1/4
Former Reference
D3311/155
Title
"Les Aventures de Telemaque, fils d'Ulysse" [The adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses], by Francois de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon
Date
1742
Description
New edition, by J. Gray, the Poultry, London, 416 pages, plus title page, advertisement for new edition, discourse on epic poem (i-xxiv) and approval of De Sacy.
Given to John Franklin by Lieutenant Stephen H.W. Howse, with note, possibly by Franklin, that "This is a very nasty horrible Book".
Bookplate of Philip Lyttelton Gell on inside front cover
Extent
1 volume
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format
Printed
Language
French
Term
French literature
Mythology
Naval personnel
Navy officers
Sailors
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Franklin; Sir; John (1786-1847); naval officer and Arctic explorer
Fenelon; François de Salignac de la Mothe- (1651-1715); French writer
Howse; Stephen Henry Waring (fl 1807-1817); naval officer
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Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer
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