worthy of attention than those who open a book merely to find a fault, to the former I address myself, and for their entertainment commit the following pages to press, without being in the least concerned about the severe criticism of the latter. The work was said to have been written at Gramont's dictation, but Hamilton's share is obvious and the book situates itself at the cross-roads between memoirs, biography, and fiction. The work was first published anonymously in 1713, apparently without Hamilton's knowledge. The first English translation is the one by Abel Boyer, which appeared in 1714. Walpole's translation is the classical one and used in many editions. It seem it has been published for the first time in 1773 at Strawberry Hill Press. Peter Quennell retranslated the Memoirs in 1930. It was published accompanied with extensive commentary by Cyril Hughes Hartmann. Other works In imitation and satiric parody of the romantic tales that Antoine Galland's translation of Thousand and One Nights had brought into fashion, Hamilton wrote, partly for the amusement of Henrietta Bulkley, sister of Anne, Duchess of Berwick, to whom he was much attached, four ironic and extravagant contes (fairy tales): Le Bélier, Fleur d'Epine, Zénéyde and Les quatre Facardins. The saying in Le Belier, "Belier, mon ami, tu me ferais plaisir si tu voulais commencer par le commencement," passed into a proverb. These tales were circulated privately during Hamilton's lifetime. The first three were published in Paris in 1730, ten years after the author's death; a collection of his Œuvres diverses in 1731 contained the unfinished Zénéyde. An 1849 omnibus entitled Fairy Tales and Romances contained English translations of all his fiction. Hamilton also wrote some songs, and exchanged amusing verses with the Duke of Berwick. In the name of his niece, the countess of Stafford, Hamilton maintained a witty correspondence with Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Notes and references Notes Citations Sources – (for his sisters) – 1643 to 1660 – (Preview) – 1649 to 1664 – Ab-Adam to Basing (for Abercorn family tree) – 1707 to 1709 – England – (for timeline) – Does not seem to be available online – Princeps – Viscounts – Abercorn to Balmerino – 1706 to 1707 – 1643 to 1660 and index – (for timeline) 1645 births 1719 deaths French people of Scottish descent French Army officers Irish exiles Irish Jacobites Irish writers in French Jacobite military personnel