The Wonderful narrative: or, A faithful account of the French prophets, their agitations, extasies, and inspirations : to which are added, several other remarkable instances of persons under the influence of the like spirit, in various parts of the world, particularly in New-England. : In a letter to a friend. : With an appendix, directing to the proper use of such extraordinary appearances in the course of Providence. : [Three lines from I John].

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Publication InfoBoston : Printed and sold by Rogers and Fowle, at the head of Queen-Street near the Town-House, 1742.
Description108 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (8vo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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Other author/creatorChauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.
Other author/creatorColman, Benjamin, 1673-1747.
Other author/creatorStiles, Ezra, 1727-1795.
Other author/creatorWhittelsey, Chauncey, 1717-1787.
SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 4915. ^A478749
General noteHalf-title: An account of the French prophets, with others of the like spirit.
General noteVariously attributed to Charles Chauncy, Benjamin Colman and Ezra Stiles. Chauncy denies knowledge of its authorship in correspondence reprinted in: New England historical and genealogical register 10 (October, 1856): 334.
General noteThe appendix, apparently by another hand (Charles Chauncy's?), is signed: Anti-Enthusiasticus. See Gaustad, E.S. "Charles Chauncy and the Great Awakening" in Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 45 (1951): 125-135. Gaustad suggests Chauncy Whittelsey as author of the Wonderful narrative.
General noteError in paging: p. 55 misnumbered 57.
General note"Corrections."--p. [109].
References Evans 4915
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4915).

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