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Eloisa: Or, a Series of Original Letters

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

First published 1761
Publisher R. Griffiths, and T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt
Format Unknown
Type Novel
Pages xiv+291, 285, 295, 252+xli

  • Webpages at Archive.org are e-copies of stated vols I-IV from the 1784 edition (stated 4 vols) --except vol II from the 1810 (stated 3 vols). In terms of the numbered letters, the scope of these 4 e-copies is thus, without coverage of Letters 74-82: 1-73 83-133 120-139 140-163 (plus Sequel of Julia, or, The New Eloisa)
  • See the parent Title (French) and the 1761 Publication records for e-copies of their stated editions.
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  • Printed in four volumes
  • Data from WorldCat/OCLC and from e-copies at HathiTrust Digital Library (interiors only, no covers) Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4 (targets are title pages)
  • P.iii through p.xiv in Volume 1, and preceding the main work is the preface "Translation of M. Rousseau's Preface." After the end of the work, in Volume 4, from p.i through p.xli is "A Dialogue Between A Man of Letters and Mr. J. J. Rousseau, on the Subject of Romances", apparently the full version of the preface found in Volume 1.