Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century - Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes (Paperback)

The subtitle of this eight-volume set is Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and Intended as a Sequel to the 'Literary Anecdotes', which had been published in nine volumes by the author, editor and publisher John Nichols (1745-1826) between 1812 and 1815, and are also reissued in this series. Like its predecessor set, these 'illustrations' are a useful source of biographical material on authors and publishers at a time when many of the literary genres we take for granted, such as the novel, the autobiography and the analytical history, were first being developed. The volumes were published between 1817 and 1858, the project being continued after Nichols' death by his son and grandson. Among the 'eminent persons' included in Volume 1 are the prime minister Robert Walpole, the actor David Garrick, the radical politician John Wilkes and the cleric and traveller William Gilpin.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century 8 Volume Set, Volume 1
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	John Nichols
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 49mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	872
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07734-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-108-07734-X
Barcode:	9781108077347

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