McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

More, Hannah, 1745-1833. The two wealthy farmers, or, The history of Mr. Bragwell. Part II. London : Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard : And R. White, Piccadilly ; Bath : By S. Hazard, (printer to the Cheap Repository) : And by all Booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [1796]

Alternative Title:

Two wealthy farmers, part II
History of Mr. Bragwell, part II

Creator:

More, Hannah, 1745-1833.

Contributor:

Marshall, John, printer. prt
White, R. prt
Hazard, Samuel, d. 1806. prt

Publisher:

Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard : [1796]

Notes:

By Hannah More, signed Z. on p. 24.
Undated. Date from Spinney, cited below.
At head of title: Cheap Repository.
Caption title: The two wealthy farmers, &c. Part II.
Woodcut: title page vignette.
The second line of the imprint ends with the word: "Moral".
"Entered at Stationers Hall" (in italics).
Publisher's advertisement on p. [2] lists tracts published from June to Dec.
Imprint in form found to Jan. 1796; cf. Spinney, p. 312.
First sentence: "My readers may remember that the first part of this history concluded with a walk taken by Mr. Bragwell and Mr. Worthy over the grounds of the latter, in which walk Mr. Bragwell, though he seemed to admire, took care to lower every thing he saw, by comparing it with something better which he had of his own."
Includes 1 woodcut.
Citations/References: Spinney, G.H. Cheap repository tracts (The Library, 4th ser., v. 20, no. 3, Dec. 1939, p. [295]-340), 43c (variant)
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Main Collection: uncut and folded as issued.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 10 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Conduct of life -- Fiction -- Early works to 1800.
Christian life -- Fiction -- Early works to 1800.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 18th century

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 C52 no.43c Rare Books/Special Collections

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=8027

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_C52_no_43c