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FÉNELON (François de Salignac de la Mothe-). LES AVENTURES DE TÉLÉMAQUE en six langues. Paris. 1852. - FÉNELON (François de Salignac de la Mothe-) LES AVENTURES DE TÉLÉMAQUE en six langues . Seconde édition; en français, anglais, allemand, italien, espagnol et portugais. Paris: Baudry, Librairie Européenne, 1852. [2], 380 ff.: 1 ret.; 180x285 mm. Second edition of this curious polyglot publication of Fénelon's *The Adventures of Telemachus* , presented in six languages in parallel columns: French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (1651-1715), Archbishop of Cambrai and tutor to the Duke of Burgundy, wrote *The Adventures of Telemachus* (published in 1699 without the author's permission) as a pedagogical work for his royal pupil, presenting the teachings of politics and morality through the story of Ulysses' son. The work became one of the greatest publishing successes in 18th and 19th century Europe, being widely used in the teaching of modern languages. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate