The Novel
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A| TALE| OF A| TUB.| Written for the Universal Im-|provement of Mankind.| [rule]| Diu multumque desideratum.| [...] LONDON: Printed for John Nutt, near| Stationers-Hall. M DCC IV.
Cf. W. H. McBurney (1960), p.6-7 and ESTC for further editions. At least 10 editions appeared till 1730:
A. | a | [...] (London: J. Nutt, 1704). |
b | [...] 2nd edition (London: J. Nutt, 1704). | |
c | 3rd editon (London: J. Nutt, 1704). | |
d | 4th edition (London: J. Nutt, 1705). | |
e | 4th edition (Dublin: Re-Printed and are to be sold only at Dick's and Loyd's Cofee-Houses, and the Printing Press in Fishamble Street, 1705). | |
f | 5th edition (London: J. Nutt, 1710). eText: Deep Singh, http://www.duke.edu/~as1/tub.html. | |
g | [...] ANNO M.DCC.XI. | |
h | 6th edition (London: S. Tooke/ B. Motte, 1724). | |
i | (1726). | |
j | 7th edition (London: B. Mote, 1727). |
Inspired by the success - frequently attributed to George Duckett. Accordig to R. Straus (1927), p.235 first published by E. Curll:
Title: "Tale".
Complete History of the Christian Religion with all its factions presented as a satire about three brothers - interrupted by Prefaces, "Digressions" adorned with footnotes. Designed to keep the secondary discourse busy like the tub given to a whale to play with if he threatens to tumble the boat.
A Complete Key to The Tale of a Tub; with some account of the authors (London: E. Curll, 1710).
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