A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [electronic resource] : or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing A Variety of useful Subjects; and, in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The ancient and present State of Great Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. Tables of Weights and Measures. VI. The seven Wonders of the World. Vii. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountains. Viii. Dying Words and Behaviour of great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
1790
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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [electronic resource] : or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing A Variety of useful Subjects; and, in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The ancient and present State of Great Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. Tables of Weights and Measures. VI. The seven Wonders of the World. Vii. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountains. Viii. Dying Words and Behaviour of great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
Edition
The twelfth edition.
Publication Details
London : 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]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
vi,186p. : ill. ; 18⁰.
Note
Sometimes attributed to John Newbery and to Oliver Goldsmith.
Price from imprint: price 1s.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Price from imprint: price 1s.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Roscoe, J253 (15)
English Short Title Catalog, T83115.
English Short Title Catalog, T83115.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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