The English hermit; or, The adventures of Philip Quarll : Who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island;--where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. : Adorned with cuts.

Author/creator Longueville, Peter
Other author Bicknell, Alexander, -1796.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHartford : Printed by John Babcock, 1799.
Description95 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 14 cm (24mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 35203. ^A478749
General noteSigned on p. 87: Edward Dorrington. Attributed to Peter Longueville in: Esdaile, Arundell. "Author and publisher in 1727. 'The English hermit.'" The Library, 4th ser., v. 2, p. 185-192. Attributed to Alexander Bicknell by Evans.
General note"Riddles."--p. 88-95.
General noteBookseller's advertisement, p. [96].
References Evans 35203
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (suppl.), 2114
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 793.1
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35203).
Genre/formRobinsonades.
Genre/formImaginary voyages.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Connecticut Hartford.
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1799.

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