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Ulrich von Hutten

By H. B. C. (University Club)

In one of the *Quarterly Reviews* is an account of Ulrich von Hutten and the *Epistolæ Obscurorum Virorum*. Will S. W. S., or any one who takes interest in Ulrich, tell me where it is? A meagre article in the *Retrospective Review*, vol. v. p. 56., mentions only one edition of the *Epstolæ*, Francfurti ad Mainum, 1643. Is there any recent edition with notes? Mine, Lond. 1710, is without, and remarkable only for its dedication to Isaac Bickerstaffe, Esq., and the curious mistake which Isaac made when he acknowledged it in *The Tatler*, of supposing the letters genuine. Is it known to what schol…

Topics: Epistolæ Obscurorum Virorum, Literature, Publishing History

Locations: Francfurti ad Mainum, London, England