The English translation by Thomas Creech, prefixed to his translation of the Idylliums of Theocritus, appeared in 1684.  A second edition “to which is prefix’d, The Life of Theocritus.  By Basil Kennet”, was printed at London for E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan’s Church in Fleet-street, in 1713, and a third edition, also printed for Curll, appeared in 1721.

Ella M. Hymans

Curator of Rare Books,
General Library,
University of Michigan

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ANNOUNCING

the

Publications

of

THE AUGUSTAN

REPRINT SOCIETY

General Editors

RICHARD C. BOYS
EDWARD NILES HOOKER
H.T.  SWEDENBERG, JR.

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THE AUGUSTAN REPRINT SOCIETY

Makes Available

Inexpensive Reprints of Rare Materials

from

ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE

SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES

Students, scholars, and bibliographers of literature, history, and philology will find the publications valuable. The Johnsonian News Letter has said of them:  “Excellent facsimiles, and cheap in price, these represent the triumph of modern scientific reproduction.  Be sure to become a subscriber; and take it upon yourself to see that your college library is on the mailing list.”

The Augustan Reprint Society is a non-profit, scholarly organization, run without overhead expense.  By careful management it is able to offer at least six publications each year at the unusually low membership fee of $2.50 per year in the United States and Canada, and $2.75 in Great Britain and the continent.

Libraries as well as individuals are eligible for membership.  Since the publications are issued without profit, however, no discount can be allowed to libraries, agents, or booksellers.

New members may still obtain a complete run of the first year’s publications for $2.50, the annual membership fee.

During the first two years the publications are issued in three series:  I. Essays on Wit; II.  Essays on Poetry and Language; and III.  Essays on the Stage.

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PUBLICATIONS FOR THE FIRST YEAR (1946-1947)

MAY, 1946:  Series I, No. 1—­Richard Blackmore’s Essay upon Wit (1716), and Addison’s Freeholder No. 45 (1716).

JULY, 1946:  Series II, No. 1—­Samuel Cobb’s Of Poetry and Discourse on Criticism (1707)

SEPT., 1946:  Series III, No. 1—­Anon., Letter to A.H.  Esq.; concerning the Stage (1698), and Richard Willis’ Occasional Paper No.  IX (1698).

NOV., 1946:  Series I, No. 2—­Anon., Essay on Wit (1748), together with Characters by Flecknoe, and Joseph Warton’s Adventurer Nos. 127 and 133.