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Author Remer, Theodore G., editor.

Title Serendipity and the three princes : from the Peregrinaggio of 1557 / With a pref. by W.S. Lewis.

Publication Info. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press [1965]

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  398.2    Check Shelf
Edition [First edition].
Description xi, 199 pages : facsimile ; 24 cm
Note Contains a discussion of Walpole and his letters; of the word "serendipity," its etymology and usage; and, the first direct English translation of Christoforo Armeno's Peregrinaggio, by Augusto G. and Theresa L. Borselli; also historical material about the work.
"Editions and translations of the Peregrinaggio" (with diagram): p. 184-190.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 191-195.
Subject Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Serendipity (The word)
Tales -- Asia.
Added Author Cristoforo Armeno, 16th century Peregrinaggio di tre giovani figliuoli del re di Serendippo. English.
Added Title Three princes.
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