Book/Printed Material The speaker, or, Miscellaneous pieces, selelcted from the best English writers, and disposed under proper heads, with a view to facilitate the improvement of outh in reading and speaking ... To which are prefixed two essays: I. On elocution. II. On reading works of taste.

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Title

  • The speaker, or, Miscellaneous pieces, selelcted from the best English writers, and disposed under proper heads, with a view to facilitate the improvement of outh in reading and speaking ... To which are prefixed two essays: I. On elocution. II. On reading works of taste.

Other Title

  • Speaker
  • Miscellaneous pieces

Names

  • Enfield, William, 1741-1797.
  • Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, bookseller.
  • Blake, William, 1757-1827, engraver.
  • Heath, James, 1757-1834, engraver.
  • Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, artist.
  • Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; by whom only the genuine and complete edition is published, MDCCXCV. [1795].

Headings

  • -  Elocution--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Plates after Stothard, one engraved by William Blake. Frontisipiece illustration signed Heath, sculp.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1828
  • -  English short title catalogue, T105849
  • -  Keynes, G.L. Bibliography of W. Blake (New York, 1921), 89 (note)
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of H. Buxton Forman.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-10-24 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-12 update (1 card)

Medium

  • lx, 436 p., 4 plates ill. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PN4200 .E6 1795

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50047466

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Enfield, William, Joseph Johnson, William Blake, James Heath, Thomas Stothard, H. Buxton Forman, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The speaker, or, Miscellaneous pieces, selelcted from the best English writers, and disposed under proper heads, with a view to facilitate the improvement of outh in reading and speaking ... To which are prefixed two essays: I. On elocution. II. On reading works of taste. [London, Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; by whom only the genuine and complete edition is published, MDCCXCV, 1795] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50047466/.

APA citation style:

Enfield, W., Johnson, J., Blake, W., Heath, J., Stothard, T., Forman, H. B. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1795) The speaker, or, Miscellaneous pieces, selelcted from the best English writers, and disposed under proper heads, with a view to facilitate the improvement of outh in reading and speaking ... To which are prefixed two essays: I. On elocution. II. On reading works of taste. [London, Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; by whom only the genuine and complete edition is published, MDCCXCV] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50047466/.

MLA citation style:

Enfield, William, et al. The speaker, or, Miscellaneous pieces, selelcted from the best English writers, and disposed under proper heads, with a view to facilitate the improvement of outh in reading and speaking ... To which are prefixed two essays: I. On elocution. II. On reading works of taste. [London, Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; by whom only the genuine and complete edition is published, MDCCXCV, 1795] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/50047466/>.