The real edition is the first part of the practical work, prepared within the framework of the учебно-методического complex "Foreign literature of the XVIII century", worked out by the employees of department of history of foreign literatures of the Saint Petersburg state university, specialists in area of national literatures. Edition was entered by the fragments of translations from works of anchorwomen English, French, American, Italian and German authors of epoch of Inlightening, allowing to show the specific of literary process of the XVIII century. The presented texts are provided with comments and methodical pointing, allowing to use a manual at independent preparation.For the students of бакалавриата and city councils, student to direction "Philology" and "Linguistics".