1st Edition
British and American Letter Manuals, 1680-1810, Volume 4
By Eve Tavor Bannet
Copyright 2008
1712 Pages
by
Routledge
546 Pages
by
Routledge
1712 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the 18th century, letter manuals became the most popular form of conduct literature. They were marketed to and used by a wide spectrum of society, from maidservants and apprentices, through military officers and merchants, to gentlemen, parents and children. This work presents the most influential manuals from both sides of the Atlantic.
Volume 4: Introduction; Language Skills and Reading Aloud; [Anon.], Th e Correspondent, a Selection of Letters, fr om the Best Authors; Together with Some Originals, Adapted to all the Periods and Occasions of Life (1796); [Anon.], Th e Complete Letter-Writer: Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life (1768); [Anon.], Th e Court Letter Writer: Or the Complete English Secretary for Town and Country. Containing Variety of Original Familiar Letters on All Manner of Subjects and Occasions (1773); Manuals Published in London; ‘Thomas Cooke’, Th e Universal Letter-Writer; or New Art of Polite Correspondence. Containing a Courser of Interesting Original Letters on the Most Important, Instructive, and Entertaining Subjects, Which May Serve as Copies for Inditing Letters on the Various Occurences in Life (1788); Manuals Published in Philadelphia, Worcester, MA, Boston, New York and Albany; [Anon.], Th e New Complete Letter Writer: Or, Th e Art of Correspondence (1790); Manuals Published in Philadelphia: [Anon.], The New Universal Letter-Writer, or, Complete Art of Polite Correspondence (1800); Manuals Published in New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia and Vermont: ‘Thomas Cook’, Th e New and Complete Letter Writer: Or New Art of Polite Correspondence (1803) Manuals Published in New York[Anon.], Th e Complete American Letter-Writer, and Best Companion for : the Young Man of Business (1807)
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Eve Tavor Bannet
