McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The troubles of life : being a familiar description of the troubles of the poor laborer, the little shopkeeper, the great tradesman, the sickly man, the disappointed lover, the unhappy husband, the widower, and lastly, the child of sorrow. To which is added, The story of the guinea and the shilling, being a cure for trouble in general. London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : And J. Hatchard, No. 190, Piccadilly ; Bath : By S. Hazard : And by all Booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [between 1801 and 1811]

Alternative Title:

Story of the guinea and the shilling

Contributor:

Lee, John, d. 1804. egr
Hatchard, John, 1768-1849. prt
Hazard, Samuel, d. 1806. prt
Howard & Evans. prt

Publisher:

Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

Notes:

Approximate date from Brown, P. London publishers and printers c.1800-1870.
At head of title: Cheap Repository.
Caption title: The troubles of life, &c.
Woodcut: title-page vignette, signed Lee (i.e. John Lee).
First sentence: "'Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.'"
Includes 2 woodcuts.
Contents: The poor laborer -- The little shopkeeper -- The great tradesman -- The sick man -- The disappointed lover -- The unhappy husband -- The widower -- The child of sorrow -- The guinea and the shilling -- The poor laborer -- The sick man -- The disappointed lover -- The unhappy husband -- the widower -- The child of sorrow.
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: bound with: The two wealthy farmers, or, The history of Mr. Bragwell : in seven parts. London : Sold by Howard and Evans ..., [between 1801 and 1811]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 47 other chapbooks, with binder's title: Repository of Moral & Religious Tracts. Bound in brown sheep over boards.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 12 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 H69 T9 1801 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7902

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_H69_T9_1801_003514374