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Peter Anthony Motteux

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in Rouen, France

February 25, 1663

Died

February 18, 1718

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Peter Anthony Motteux, born Pierre Antoine Motteux, was an author, playwright, and translator, best remembered for completing the translation of Gargantua and Pantagruel begun by Sir Thomas Urquhart. His translations were sometimes controversial: John Ormsby called his 1712 translation of Don Quixote "worse than worthless." ...more

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	Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Poem Upon Tea liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farewel folly: or, the younger wiser. A comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal. With a musical interlude, call'd The mountebank: or, the humours ... Never before printed. Written by Mr. Motteux. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.; Volume 1 by Peter Anthony Motteux, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The temple of love: a pastoral opera. English'd from the Italian. All sung to the same musick. By Signior J. Saggione. As it is perform'd at the ... the Hay-Market. ... Written by Mr. Motteux. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The royal amazon. An opera, as it is perform'd at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. ... By P. Motteux. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camilla. An opera. As it is performed at the Queen's Theater in the Hay-Market. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The island princess. Or, the generous Portuguese: made into an opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal: All the musical entertainments, and the ... of the play new, and written by Mr. Motteux. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The words of a new interlude, called the Four seasons, or Love in every age. And of all the musical entertainments, in the new opera, called the ... Royal. / Written by Mr. Motteux. (1699) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The island princess: or, the generous Portugueze [sic]: made into an opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal. All the musical entertainments, ... of the play new, and written by Mr. Motteux. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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