Lot n° 348
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John Shebbeare, The Learned People; or The Alliances in whic - Lot 348
John Shebbeare, The Learned People; or The Alliances in which the Ministers of Great Britain have engaged the Nation, & the use they have made of its Wings & Armies, from the beginning of the troubles on Ohio, to the loss of Minorca, considered in a Fourth Letter to the People of England. Translated from the English. No place, 1756. In-12 of (2)-XXIV-212 pp. Linked to: The People Judge, or Considerations on which the English people may decide whether the Letter attributed in the Précis des Faits to H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland is really from this Prince. Translated literally from the English. No place, 1756. In-12 of (2)-VIII-160 pp. Set 1 vol. in-8 havana calf, spine decorated with nerves, red morocco title-piece, triple gilt fillet on the covers (contemporary binding). 1. First French edition of the work by the English publicist John Shebbeare, A fourth Letter to the People of England on the conduct of the Ministers in Alliances, fleets and armies, since the first differences on the Ohio to the taking of Minorca by the French, published the same year as the original. Translator Edme-Jacques Genet gives the following reason for his work: "It seemed to me that a work of this nature could not fail to be well received in France, & that everyone would be at ease there to learn from the English themselves what means Providence employs to open their eyes to their unfortunate situation. John Shebbeare (1709-1788) severely criticized the attitude of his country's government as the Seven Years' War broke out between the French and the British on American soil; the translator stated that "the Ministers of the King of England are represented not only as the authors of the present war, but also as the cause of all the misfortunes it has brought upon the Nation". Pursued because of the virulence of his attacks, Shebbeare was sentenced to three years in prison (1756-1758). Edme-Jacques Genet, a writer who died in 1781, was the secretary-interpreter of the Count of
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