1st Edition

British and American Letter Manuals, 1680-1810, Volume 3

By Eve Tavor Bannet Copyright 2008
    482 Pages
    by Routledge

    482 Pages
    by Routledge

    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 3: Introduction, On Epistolary Style; A Gentleman of Fortune, Th e New Art of Letter Writing, Divided into Two Parts, 2nd edn (1762; Some London Styles: Samuel Richardson, Letters Written to and for Particular Friends, on the Most Important Occasions (1741); Charles Hallifax, Familiar Letters on Various Subjects of Business and Amusement (1755); George Fisher, Th e Instructor: Or, Young Man’s Best Companion (1767); Manuals Published in London, Edinburgh, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Hartford and Salem: [Anon.], Th e Complete Letter-Writer; or Polite English Secretary. 12th edn (1768); Manuals Published in Glasgow, New York and New Haven: H. W. Dilworth, Th e Complete Letter Writer; or Young Secretary’s Instructor (1783); H. W. Dilworth, Th e Complete Letter Writer, or Young Secretary’s Instructor (1793); Manuals Published in Aberdeen and London: David Fordyce, Th e New and Complete British Letter-Writer; or Young Secretary’s Instructor in Polite Modern Letter-Writing [1790]; Manuals Published in Philadelphia: [Anon.], Th e American Letter-Writer: Containing a Variety of Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life (1793)

    Biography

    Eve Tavor Bannet