ABSTRACT
Date and publication. First printed 1700 in Fables Ancient and Modern. The volume was in the press by 14 December 1699, and D. expected its publication by the end of the year (see Letters 130, 132). But in the event it did not appear until well into 1700. It was advertised in The Flying Post on 5–7 March, but D. did not receive his copy until 12 March (see Letters 134). A second edition appeared after D.’s death, in 1713.
