Memorable accidents and remarkable transactions : containing an account of several strange events; as deposing of tyrants, shipwrecks, misfortunes, stratagems of war, perilous adventures, happy deliverances; with other uncommon occurrences and select historical events, which happened in several countries in the last age. Translated from the French and published in English, by R. B.
| Author/creator | Léonard, T. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Worcester, Mass.] : Printed [by Isaiah Thomas, jun.] at Worcester, Massachusetts, and sold at the Worcester bookstore, 1795. |
| Description | 142, 2 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Attributed to T. Léonard in the 'Dictionary of national biography', cf. the article on Robert Burton (pseudonym for Nathaniel Crouch), translator of the work. |
| General note | Two states of the titlepage noted. In one, the title is as given here; in the other, title begins: 'Remarkable accidents and remarkable transactions ..'. |
| General note | Printer's name supplied by Evans. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 28506 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW27161. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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