The entertainer; or, youth's delightful preceptor, containing a collection of the most curious and remarkable pieces of natural and civil history, Poetry, Voyages, Fables, Lives, Travels, Wars, Battles, Sieges, &c. &c. A Compendious History of the Bible, with the Live and Death of Jesus Christ. Accounts of some of the most stupendous Works of Art. Collected from the most eminent Authors, both antient and modern. To which is prefixed, a plan of education, From the Chevalier Ramsay, Author of the Travels of Cyrus. And An Appendix, Containing Rules for Reading and Study, with a Catalogue of such Books as are proper to form the Library of the Gentleman, Lady, Tradesman, &c. From the Learned Mr. Locke. The whole designed not only for the Use of Schools, but also for those who have neither Time to read, nor Money to purchase the larger Works from which those ingenious and instructing Pieces are extracted. By D. Burgess, A.M.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgess, D., A.M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],329,[3]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Entertainer; or, youth's delightful preceptor,

Place of Publication:

Berwick : printed and sold by R. Taylor, MDCCLIX. [1759]

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

With a final advertisement leaf.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T114054.

OCLC:

642289226