Helen Maria Williams - Works - Translations

Translations

  • Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de Saint Pierre.
  • The political and confidential correspondence of Lewis XVI with observations on each letter. London and New York, 1803.
  • Williams also translated (from French to English) several works of Alexander von Humboldt, who was German but wrote in French.
    • Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New continent during the years 1799-1804, by Alexander de Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland; with maps, plans, etc. Longman, Hurst, Rees, etc., London 1814-1829
    • Researches concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America, with descriptions & views of some of the most striking scenes in the Cordilleras! Longman, Hurst, Rees, etc., London 1814

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