Robert Samber (1682—c. 1745) was a

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writer and

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. He is credited with the first English translation of the

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tales.See reprinted edition from Garland Publishing Co., 1977. He is also the English translator of the ''Fairy Tales'' of Charles Perrault.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samber, Robert British writers French–English translators British Roman Catholics 1682 births 1745 deaths 18th-century translators