One pennyworth of pig's meat; or, Lessons for the swinish multitude : Collected by the poor man's advocate, in the course of his reading for more than twenty y[ears].

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Spence, Thomas, 1750-1814, ed.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Law and legislation--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Poor.

Political rights--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Political rights.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v. )

Weekly

[Part first] Number. I.-Part second [no. XXIV].

Other Title:

One pennyworth of pig's meat; or, Lessons for the swinish multitude

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for T[homas]. Spence, no. 8, Little-Turnstile, High Holborn, [1793]

Notes:

Cumulates, with added prefatory material, weekly numbers of Pig's meat; or, Lessons for the swinish multitude

"The poor man's advocate" = Thomas Spence, editor and publisher.

Number I has title page which serves as volume title page; other issues have captions or lack title.

At head of title: Number I. To be continued weekly.

Title followed by extended note on the purpose of publication.

"Remaining part of the work ... [to] be published ... in weekly penny numbers."

Captions vary; at head of no. 13: "Part second, of Pig's meat; or, lessons for the swinish multitude. Published in weekly penny numbers."

Imprint lacks date; dated from reference sources and text.

At end of no. 12 a note announces a "table of contents", to be published at the end of pt. 2.

Text continues from page to page with catchwords.

Issue numbers appear on direction line of first page of text in each issue; original wrappers lacking in copy cataloged.

Essays with extracts from well-known authors, on individual rights and the rights of the poor, attacks the British government and constitution for their treatment of the poor; defends the French Republic.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Published weekly; intended to be issued as a collected volume.

Volume title page lacks designation.

Issues lack chronological designations or dates.

Finding Aid/Index:

Subjects.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1310

Ward, W. S. Index of Serials, p. 120

Times handlist, p. 47

English Short Title Catalog, P3187.

OCLC:

642234631