The Young gentleman and lady's monitor, [electronic resource] : and English teacher's assistant: being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers: caluclated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners; improve the understanding; rectify the will; purify the passions direct the minds of youth to pursuit of proper objects; and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language, with elegance and propriety. Particularly adapted for the use of our eminent schools ... By J. Hamilton Moore, author of the Practical navigator and Seaman's new daily assistant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moore, John Hamilton, d. 1807, comp.

Walker, John, 1732-1807.

Burgh, James, 1714-1775.

Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 7-1807, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Conduct of life.

Youth.

Genre:

Anthologies.

Readers.

Booksellers' advertisements -- New York (State) -- New York.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],368,[40]p., iv leaves of plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

The seventh edition.

Other Title:

Young gentleman and lady's monitor,

Place of Publication:

[New York] : London: printed: New-York: re-printed by Hugh Gaine, at the Bible, in Hanover-Square, M,DCC,XCII. [1792]

Notes:

Edition statement transposed; precedes "By J. Hamilton Moore .." on title page.

Bookseller's advertisement, p. [375-380].

"Elements of gesture."--p. [381-408]. Taken from John Walker's Academic speaker. Includes "Rules for expressing, with propriety, the principal passions and humours which occur in reading or public speaking," extracted from James Burgh's Art of speaking.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Cited in:

Evans, 24556

English Short Title Catalog, W21112.

Related Work:

Walker, John, 1732-1807. Academic speaker. Selections.

Burgh, James, 1714-1775. Art of speaking. Selections.

OCLC:

511076668