McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

More, Hannah, 1745-1833. The history of Hester Wilmot, or, The second part of The Sunday school. London : Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard : And R. White, Piccadilly ; Bath : By S. Hazard ; Edinburgh : J. Elder : And by all Booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [1797]

Alternative Title:

History of Hester Wilmot
Second part of the Sunday School

Creator:

More, Hannah, 1745-1833.

Contributor:

More, Hannah, 1745-1833. Sunday school.
Lee, John, d. 1804. egr
Marshall, John, printer. prt
White, R. prt
Hazard, Samuel, d. 1806. prt
Elder, John, fl. 1788-1800. prt

Publisher:

Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard : [1797]

Notes:

Signed at foot of p. 14: Z. [i.e. Hannah More].
Edition statement from foot of t.p., between price and "Entered at Stationers Hall."
Date from Spinney; ESTC has [1796?].
Series statement appears at head of title.
"Great allowance will be made to shopkeepers aud [sic] hawkers."
Woodcut: title page vignette, signed Lee [i.e. John Lee].
Caption title: The history, &c.
Publisher's advertisement on [2] p. at end lists tracts published in 1795 and 1796.
First sentence: "Hester Wilmot was born in the parish of Weston, of parents who maintained themselves by their labour, they were both of them ungodly, it is no wonder therefore they were unhappy."
Includes 1 woodcut.
Citations/References: Spinney, G.H. Cheap repository tracts (The Library, 4th ser., v. 20, no. 3, Dec. 1939, p. [295]-340), 99
Citations/References: ESTC, T300956

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 12 cm. (8vo)

Language:

English

Subject:

Sunday schools -- 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.99 Rare Books/Special Collections

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8047

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_C52_no_99