A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [T83115] [ecco]

DMI number:

806

Publication Date:

1790

ESTC number:

T83115

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW113634563

Shelfmark:

ECCO - Bod

Full Title:

A | MUSEUM | FOR | Young GENTLEMEN and LADIES; | OR, | A PRIVATE TUTOR | For Little MASTERS and MISSES. | CONTAINING | A Variety of useful Subjects; and in particular, | [two columns] [col1] I. Directions for Reading | with Elegance and Pro- | priety. | II. The ancient and pre-| sent State of Great Bri- | tain; with a compendi- | ous History of England. | III. An Account of the | Solar System. | IV. Historical and Geogra- | phical Description of the | several Countries in the | World; with the Man- | ners, Customs, and Ha- | bits of the People. [/col1] | [col2] V. Tables of Weights | and Measures. | VI. The seven Wonders of | the World. | VII. Prospect and Descrip- | tion of the burning | Mountain. | VIII. Dying Words and Be- | haviour of Great Men, | when just quitting the | Stage of Life; with | many other useful Par- | ticulars, all in a plain | familiar Way for Youth | of both Sexes. [/col2] | WITH | LETTERS, TALES, and FABLES, for Amusement and | Instruction; illustrated with CUTS. | [rule] | THE TWELFTH EDITION. | [rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for F. POWER and Co. (Successors to the late | T. CARNAN) No. 65. in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and | B. C. COLLINS, in Salisbury. 1790. [Price 1s.]

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Collection including prose, Collection of educational texts, Collection aimed at children/young people, and Probably not a miscellany

Format:

Octodecimo (18mo)

Price:

1 s.

Comments:

Contents: collection mainly contains educational prose, pp. iii-vi, 1-182, 186, including 'Letters, Poems, Tales, and Fables, For Amusement and Instruction' pp. 171-186. Not a verse miscellany - only contains one poem.

Other matter:

Prefatory matter: Introduction, pp. iii-vi.

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Related People

Editor:

John Newbery

Confidence:

Speculation (10%)

Comments:

ESTC says 'Sometimes attributed to John Newbery and to Oliver Goldsmith.'

Editor:

Oliver Goldsmith

Confidence:

Speculation (10%)

Comments:

ESTC says 'Sometimes attributed to John Newbery and to Oliver Goldsmith.'

Publisher:

Benjamin Charles Collins

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Publisher:

F. Power

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

First Line:

Friendship like love is but a name

Page No:

pp.183-185

Poem Title:

Fable of the Hare and many Friends.

Attribution:

By Mr. Gay.

Attributed To:

John Gay