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The English lyceum.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online II (ECCO) Available from 1787 until 1788. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Standardized Title:
- English lyceum (Hamburg, Germany : Monthly).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiction, English--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Fiction, English.
- Travel writing--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Travel writing.
- Poetry, English--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Poetry, English.
- Biography--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Biography.
- Essays, English--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Essays, English.
- Correspondence--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Correspondence.
- Genre:
- Periodicals -- Germany -- Hamburg -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (9 v. )
- Monthly
- Vol. I. No. 1. July 1787.-vol. III. no. 9 [June] 1788.
- Other Title:
- English lyceum
- Place of Publication:
- [Hamburgh [i.e. Hamburg, Germany] : Printed by J.M. Michaelsen, [1787-1788]
- Notes:
- Collected by quarterly issues of: The English lyceum, or, Choice of pieces in prose and verse.
- Editor: Johann Wilhelm von Archenholtz.
- Title from caption.
- Imprint from colophon of no. 3; place of publication from quarterly volume title page.
- Years of publication from dates of issues.
- Date of last number from note at end of no. 9: "present work is concluded with this volume"--apparently due to poor sales; date given: June 26, 1788; signed: v. Archenholtz.
- Volume numbers added to direction line of each issue.
- Miscellaneous essays and excerpts from previously published works: histories, fiction, plays, biographies; includes articles on natural science, anecdotes, puzzles, poetry, correspondence of well known literary and public figures (e.g. Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Johnson). Issues include unpublished letters of "the late Mr. Sterne," no. 7-32; footnote in no. 1 reports that no. 1-6 were previously published in the British Mercury and cannot be reprinted. Each issue includes unnumbered essay: The Moralist.
- Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- Last two issues lack chronological designation.
- Last two numbers published irregularly.
- Vol. number added to direction line of each monthly issue.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1308
- Crane & Kaye, 1267
- English Short Title Catalog, P3030.
- Contains:
- Moralist.
- OCLC:
- 508356649
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