There have been several collected editions of Fontenelle's works, the first being printed in 3 vols. at the Hague in 1728–1729. The best is that of Paris, in 8 vols., 1790. Some of his separate works have been frequently reprinted and also translated. The "Pluralité des mondes" was translated into modern Greek in 1794. Sainte-Beuve has an interesting essay on Fontenelle, with several useful references, in the "Causeries du lundi", vol. iii. See also Villemain, "Tableau de la littérature française au XVIIIe siècle"; the abbé Trublet, "Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de M. de Fontenelle" (1759); A Laborde-Milaà, "Fontenelle" (1905), in the ""Grands écrivains français"" series; and L. Maigron, "Fontenelle, l'homme, l'œuvre, l'influence" (Paris, 1906).