The Child of Nature

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Zélie, ou L'ingénue is a French dramatic piece, in four acts by Madame de Genlis (Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis, 1746-1830)[1].

Also known simply as Zélie.

Translated into English by Mrs Inchbald (1753-1821)[] as The Child of Nature, originally as a drama in four acts, performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and published in London by G.G.J. and J. Robinson in 1788. Later published in two acts by T. Dolby, London, in 1825, to coincide with another production in Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.

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Facsimile version of the 1788 four act edition of Inchbald's English text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[3]

Facsimile version of the 1825 two act edition of Inchbald's English text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[4]