Manley (Mary de la Rivière). The Power of Love: in Seven Novels. Viz. I. The Fair Hypocrite. II. The Physician's Stratagem. III. The Wife's Resentment. IV. IV. The Husband's Resentment. In Two Examples. VI. The Happy Fugitives. VII. The Perjur'd Beauty. Never before published, 1st edition, printed for John Barber and John Morphew, 1720, initial advertisement leaf, toning, marginal damp-staining to quires D-F, small printing flaw or ink-stain in K3 affecting a letter either side, closed tear in U4, a few other marks, contemporary ownership inscription ('Th. Kettilby') to advertisement leaf recto, all edges gilt, 20th-century sprinkled calf by Riviere and Son, gilt spine, French fillet border gilt to covers, front cover abraded at foot, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC T93146. 'The Power of Love in Seven Novels (1720) reworked five tales from William Painter's 1566 versions of Italian and French novels entitled The Palace of Pleasure, and drew on a contemporary scandal for one and, probably, invention for the last. In this underrated work Manley thoroughly transforms her sources to make them relevant to contemporary contexts and debates, delivers racy plotting, and panders to her readers' voyeurism' (ODNB).
Manley (Mary de la Rivière). The Power of Love: in Seven Novels. Viz. I. The Fair Hypocrite. II. The Physician's Stratagem. III. The Wife's Resentment. IV. IV. The Husband's Resentment. In Two Examples. VI. The Happy Fugitives. VII. The Perjur'd Beauty. Never before published, 1st edition, printed for John Barber and John Morphew, 1720, initial advertisement leaf, toning, marginal damp-staining to quires D-F, small printing flaw or ink-stain in K3 affecting a letter either side, closed tear in U4, a few other marks, contemporary ownership inscription ('Th. Kettilby') to advertisement leaf recto, all edges gilt, 20th-century sprinkled calf by Riviere and Son, gilt spine, French fillet border gilt to covers, front cover abraded at foot, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC T93146. 'The Power of Love in Seven Novels (1720) reworked five tales from William Painter's 1566 versions of Italian and French novels entitled The Palace of Pleasure, and drew on a contemporary scandal for one and, probably, invention for the last. In this underrated work Manley thoroughly transforms her sources to make them relevant to contemporary contexts and debates, delivers racy plotting, and panders to her readers' voyeurism' (ODNB).
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