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A preservative against religious prejudices, originally written in French. Followed by the Moseiade

1812 Subjects: Anti-clericalism, Religion Forms: Essays Translation Status: Abridged, Adapted, Integral, Retranslation English London

Authors of source text

Nicolas Fréret Jacques-André Naigeon Paul Henri Dietrich d'Holbach

Contributions

Daniel Isaac Eaton
translator
Daniel Isaac Eaton
publisher

Related resources

is translation of
La Moysade, et Examen critique du Nouveau Testament has translation
is translation of
Lettres à Eugénie ou Préservatif contre les préjugés has translation
has paratext
A preservative against religious prejudices, originally written in French. Followed by the Moseiade paratext

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Notes

Placeholder title. Title page of the copy in the British Library is lost. The book contains an abbreviated adaptation of 'A preservative against religious liberty' in four chapters. The epistolary form of the source text is not retained. It is followed by the integral translation of 'The moseiade', introduced by a preface. The 'Examen critique du Nouveau Testament', included in the source text, is not translated. Both works were attributed to Fréret at the time, whereas the real author of Préservatif contre les préjugés was d'Holbach.

The translation was made by Eaton while he was imprisoned in Newgate.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Davis, 'Newgate in Revolution: An Anthology of Radical Prison Literature in the Age of Revolution', p.147.