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The weekly amusement ... or An useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment

Title
The weekly amusement ... or An useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment [electronic resource].
Publication
[London, England] : Printed for R[obert]. Goadby, and sold by Willm. Lee, at the Bible near Cripplegate London, [1763-1764]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778
  • Owen, William, xxxxx
  • Gale (Firm)
Publication Date
From Saturday Decemr. 24th, 1763 to Saturday Decemr. 29 1764-[Dec. 26, 1767].
Description
4 v., plates; 21 cm (8⁰)
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Alternative Title
  • Weekly amusement
  • Useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment
Subject
  • English fiction > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
  • English poetry > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
  • Great Britain > Civilization > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
  • Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789 > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Periodicals.
Note
  • Engraved title pages.
  • "Consisting of such choices pieces both prose and poetry as are worthy of notice either for usefulness or entertainment. The best political pieces of the times new improvemts [sic] in husbandry gradening &c The finest parts of the most celebrated prose and poetic writers Tending to inform the judgment instruct the understanding improve the heart & correct the taste Together with an historical detail of the publick transactions & occurrences of the year ...".
  • Imprint lacks date; years of publication from title statements.
  • Printed in London for Robert Goadby in Sherborne; the weekly issues were published and sold in both places.
  • Frontis. plate is engraved.
  • Chronological designations from title statements.
  • Includes fiction, essays, poetry, and a bi-weekly summary of public events. Some contents reprinted from other publications.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • NCBEL
  • Times handlist
  • English Short Title Catalog
Numbering (note)
  • Volumes unnumbered; chronological designation only.
  • Some volumes appear to have been originally issued in two parts.
  • Volumes for 1766 and 1767 have pagination errors.
Supplement (note)
  • Occasional supplements for the first two years bound at end of the 1766 volume.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Each volume includes poetry and subject indexes except 1767 which is not indexed.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Collects, with added prefatory material and indexes: The Weekly amusement.
OCLC
  • 642234231
  • P1997
Title
The weekly amusement ... or An useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment [electronic resource].
Imprint
[London, England] : Printed for R[obert]. Goadby, and sold by Willm. Lee, at the Bible near Cripplegate London, [1763-1764]
Current Frequency
Annual (collected issues)
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
NCBEL, II:1303
Times handlist, p. 43
Numbering
Volumes unnumbered; chronological designation only.
Some volumes appear to have been originally issued in two parts.
Volumes for 1766 and 1767 have pagination errors.
Supplement
Occasional supplements for the first two years bound at end of the 1766 volume.
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, P1997.
Indexes
Each volume includes poetry and subject indexes except 1767 which is not indexed.
Linking Entry
Collects, with added prefatory material and indexes: The Weekly amusement.
Connect to:
Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Great Britain England Sherborne.
Added Author
Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778, publisher.
Owen, William, xxxxx, publisher.
Gale (Firm)
Related To
Weekly amusement (CU-RivES)P1996
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