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The Flagellant.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO) Available from 1792 until 1792. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Satire, English--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Satire, English.
- Theology--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Theology.
- Corporal punishment--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Corporal punishment.
- Genre:
- Essays -- England -- 18th century.
- Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (9 v. )
- Weekly
- No. I. Thursday, March 1, 1792.-
- Ceased with: No.9 [ Apr. 26, 1792]. Cf. NCBEL.
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : printed for the authors; and sold by T. and J. Egerton, near Whitehall, M DCC XCII. [1792]
- Notes:
- On no. 1, p. 4: "Avowedly written by the Westminster Boys"; authorship attributed to Robert Southey, among others, while at Westminster School (cf. NCBEL).
- Title from half-title; title page of no. 1 lacking in copy cataloged.
- Title and designation repeated as caption on first page of text.
- Imprint from title page of no.2; imprint includes year of publication.
- Satiric essays against flogging, invoking Christian theology and attributing corporal punishment to the Devil.
- Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
- No more published.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1289
- Crane & Kaye, 240
- Times handlist, p.26
- English Short Title Catalog, P2562.
- OCLC:
- 642234398
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