The new universal story-teller; or, A modern picture of human life [electronic resource] : Consisting of a greater variety of valuable matter calculated for the pleasure and improvement of readers of every class, than was ever given in any book of the kind; and including a complete collection of genuine and entertaining stories, tales, narrations, anecdotes, essays, histories, fables, adventures, allegories, visions, maxims, romances, relations, memoirs, novels, criticisms, wonderful occurrences, remarkable characters, singular events, modern sketches, lives, poems, &c. &c. among which, besides thoses articles carefully selected from the most approved English authors, and from writers of distinguished eminence in other languages, are interspersed many original pieces in prose and verse. By William Henry Melmoth, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melmoth, William Henry.

Standardized Title:

Modern universal story-teller

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv,[1],14-448[i.e.248]p.,plate )

Other Title:

New universal story-teller; or, A modern picture of human life

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Alex. Hogg, No. 16, Pater-noster Row, [1785?]

Notes:

The [1780?] edition is entitled 'The modern universal story-teller'.

P. 248 misnumbered 448.

Price on title page: Price Three Shillings neatly bound, or Two Shillings and Six-pence sewed; embellished with an elegant frontispiece.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T206699.

OCLC:

509791897