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Letter of advice to a young American : on the course of studies it might be most advantageous for him to pursue.

Title: Letter of advice to a young American : on the course of studies it might be most advantageous for him to pursue. By William Godwin.
Author: Godwin, William, 1756-1836.
Publication: London : Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., Skinner Street, by Richard and Arthur Taylor, Shoe-Lane. 1818.

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15, [1] p.; 21 cm.

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Note

"On 11 June 1817 the nineteen-year old American Joseph Bevan, a student of Godwin's old friend James Ogilvie, ... asked [Godwin] for his advice on the course of studies it might be most advantageous for him to pursue. Godwin obliged and on 12 February 1818 sent him a long letter sketching a full curriculum." -- P. H. Marshall's William Godwin, p. 341-342.

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Call Number

Pforz (Godwin, W. Letter of advice to a young American)

OCLC

6720175

Author

Godwin, William, 1756-1836.

Title

Letter of advice to a young American : on the course of studies it might be most advantageous for him to pursue. By William Godwin.

Imprint

London : Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., Skinner Street, by Richard and Arthur Taylor, Shoe-Lane. 1818.

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy: Bound in modern green cloth, with brown morocco spine label.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

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M. J. Godwin and Co. Publisher

Richard and Arthur Taylor (Firm). Printer

Research Call Number

Pforz (Godwin, W. Letter of advice to a young American)