Penelope Aubin (c. 1679 - c. 1731) was an English novelist and translator. Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

Works

• The Strange Adventures of the Count de Vinevil and His Family (1721)
• The Adventures of the Prince of Clermont, and Madam De Ravezan (1722). Translation of Mme Gillot De Beaucour.
• The Life of Charlotta Du Pont, an English lady; taken from her own memoirs (1723). Online edition at www.chawton.org
  • Anne de Sola has edited a modern (2003) critical edition: ISBN 0-7734-6610-X
• The Illustrious French Lovers (1727). Translation of Les Illustres Françaises by Robert Challe
  • David Williams has edited a modern (2000) critical edition: ISBN 0-7734-7701-2

Robert Challe is a French writer (1659 - 1721). ...

Further reading

• Gollapudi, Aparna "Virtuous Voyages in Penelope Aubin's Fiction", Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 45:3 (Summer 2005), pp. 669-690

External links

• Joel H. Baer, ‘Aubin, Penelope (1679?–1731?)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 13 Nov 2006
• Penelope Aubin on Turkey