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Record Nr.

UNISA996395599703316

Autore

Leicester Robert Dudley, Earl of, <1532?-1588.>

Titolo

Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth [[electronic resource] ] : Containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power; his engrossing the Queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c. / / Written during his life, and now published from an old manuscript never printed. To which is added a preface by Dr. Drake

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by Ben. Bragg, at the Blue-ball in Ave-Mary-Lane., 1706

Descrizione fisica

[1]+ p

Soggetti

Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1584 as "The copie of a leter, wryten by a master of arte of Cambridge" and republished in 1641 as "Leycester's common-wealth"; subsequently reissued in 1706 as "Secret memoirs .. The second edition corrected", in 1708 as "The perfect picture of a favourite", and in 1721 as "The picture of a favourite".

Fragment: title page only.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018