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The entertainer

Title
The entertainer [electronic resource] / by Charles Mercury.
Publication
London : Printed by M. Mechell, [1754]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Bodleian Library.
  • Adam Matthew Digital.
Publication Date
No. 1 (Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1754.)-no. 12 (Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1754)
Summary
Anecdotal and personal essays on morals and manners; with theatrical performances and human interest news items at end of each issue.
Uniform Title
  • Entertainer (London, England : 1754 : Online)
  • Eighteenth century journals. 1, Newspapers and periodicals 1693-1793, from the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Subject
  • Anecdotes > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
  • English essays > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
  • Manners and customs > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
  • Theater > England > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
Note
  • 'Charles Mercury' is a pseudonym.
  • Title from caption.
  • Below title statement: To be continued every Tuesday.
  • Imprint from colophon; imprint lacks date.
  • Year of publication from dates of issues.
  • Note at end of no. 12 announces: "I shall this day take leave of my readers; ... I take the liberty to recommend my fellow essayist Town connoisseur, as the properest person to contribute to the entertainment of the town; ..."
Access (note)
  • License restrictions may limit access.
File Type (note)
  • Text (electronic journal).
Original Location (note)
  • Bodleian Library
OCLC
ssj0000328234
Title
The entertainer [electronic resource] / by Charles Mercury.
Imprint
London : Printed by M. Mechell, [1754]
Current Frequency
Weekly
Series
Eighteenth century journals. 1, Newspapers and periodicals 1693-1793, from the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Access
License restrictions may limit access.
File Type
Text (electronic journal).
Original Location
Bodleian Library
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Bodleian Library.
Adam Matthew Digital.
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