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The life and mysterious transactions of Richard Morris. Better known by the name of Dick Spot, the conjuror. Particularly in Derbyshire and Shropshire. Written by an old acquaintance, Who was a Critical Observer of all his Actions, for Near Fifty Years. Including Singular, whimsical, and curious Anecdotes of many living characters-unaccountable and mysterious transactions-lost property restored-life preserved-robberies Prevented-Deaths frequently foretold. (particularly that of the late unfortunate King of Sweden, which he declared in print more than three months before it happened)-and proving every thing belonging to the history of this wonderful man, to have been beyond the settled rules by which human actions and life are in general regulated.

Title
The life and mysterious transactions of Richard Morris. [electronic resource] : Better known by the name of Dick Spot, the conjuror. Particularly in Derbyshire and Shropshire. Written by an old acquaintance, Who was a Critical Observer of all his Actions, for Near Fifty Years. Including Singular, whimsical, and curious Anecdotes of many living characters-unaccountable and mysterious transactions-lost property restored-life preserved-robberies Prevented-Deaths frequently foretold. (particularly that of the late unfortunate King of Sweden, which he declared in print more than three months before it happened)-and proving every thing belonging to the history of this wonderful man, to have been beyond the settled rules by which human actions and life are in general regulated.
Author
Old acquaintance.
Publication
London : printed for Ann Lemoine, White-Rose Court, Coleman Street; and sold by T. Hurst Paternoster-Row, [1799]

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Description
48p.,plate; 12⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Morris, Richard, 1710-1793
  • Fortune-tellers > England > Biography
Note
  • Price from imprint: price Sixpence.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642724150
  • T89727
Author
Old acquaintance.
Title
The life and mysterious transactions of Richard Morris. [electronic resource] : Better known by the name of Dick Spot, the conjuror. Particularly in Derbyshire and Shropshire. Written by an old acquaintance, Who was a Critical Observer of all his Actions, for Near Fifty Years. Including Singular, whimsical, and curious Anecdotes of many living characters-unaccountable and mysterious transactions-lost property restored-life preserved-robberies Prevented-Deaths frequently foretold. (particularly that of the late unfortunate King of Sweden, which he declared in print more than three months before it happened)-and proving every thing belonging to the history of this wonderful man, to have been beyond the settled rules by which human actions and life are in general regulated.
Imprint
London : printed for Ann Lemoine, White-Rose Court, Coleman Street; and sold by T. Hurst Paternoster-Row, [1799]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T89727.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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Gale (Firm)
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