The Parrot : With a Compendium of the times. By the authors of the Female spectator.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Author/Creator:

Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756., Author.

Standardized Title:

Parrot. (London, England : 1746).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Periodicals--Early works to 1900.

Conduct of life.

Poetry, English--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Poetry, English.

Moral education--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Moral education.

Europe--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Europe.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 v. )

Weekly

No. I. [Saturday, Aug. 2, 1746.]-no. IX. [Saturday, Oct. 4, 1746.].

Other Title:

Parrot.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed and published by T. Gardner, at Cowley's-Head, opposite St. Clement's-Church in the Strand, M,DCC,XLVI. [1746]

Notes:

'Authors of the Female spectator' = Eliza Haywood, possibly with other contributors to that publication.

Title and imprint from collective title page; individual numbers lack title pages and imprints.

Numbers 1-5 and 9 issued with separately titled section: 'A Compendium of the times'.

With title page vignette and ornamental headpieces above caption titles.

Unpaginated; signatures continuous in The Parrot: A⁴-P⁴; 'A Compendium' no. 1-5 signed separately and irregularly; the last number of 'A Compendium' signed: A⁴.

Essays on conduct and morals, presented as anecdotes and letters from imaginary correspondents. The attached 'Compendium' gives a gossipy and personalized account of current events in Europe, with the last one describing the escape of Prince Charles Edward Stuart from Scotlan and the arrest and trial of principal actors in the rebellion of 1745.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Issues of The Parrot lack chronological designation, dated from the attached issues of 'A Compendium'.

First five issues of the 'Compendium' numbered in parallel with the associated issues of The Parrot; the last issue, published with The Parrot no. 9, is unnumbered.

No. 6-8 of The Parrot lack the 'Compendium' section.

Collected issues of: The Parrot, originally issued weekly: London, 1746.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1332

Times handlist, p. 41

Crane & Kaye, 686

English Short Title Catalog, P2661.

Contains:

Compendium of the times. No. I-[VI].

OCLC:

508356576