The universal spelling book; or, A new and easy guide to the English language : Containing: I. Tables of words in one, two, three, and four syllables; with natural and easy lessons in each, adapted to the capacity of children from three years old and upwards, ... II. A very easy and rational guide to English grammar, by way of question and answer, for the use of schools and private persons. III. A collection of near 5000 of the most useful words of two, three, and four syllables ... IV. Many useful things necessary to help the young beginner and inform the more grown up youth ... V. Chronological tables of the most memorable occurrences in sacred and prophane history ... / By Daniel Fenning. Late schoolmaster of Bures, in Suffolk, and author of The use of the globe, Practical arithmetic, Guide to algebra, Royal English dictionary, Young man's book of knowledge, and A new grammar of the English language.

Author/creator Fenning, Daniel
Other author Dell, Henry, active 1756-1766.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWilmington [Del.] : Printed and sold by Robert Porter, 1812.
Descriptionvi, 4 unnumbered pages, 11-165 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 25418. ^A575643
General notePreface, p. [iii]-vi, dated: D. Fenning, Royal Exchange Assurance-Office, London, May 3, 1767.
General note"Mr. Fenning, on his Universal spelling-book ..."--poem by Henry Dell, p. [viii].
General noteRecommendations, p. [viii-ix].
References Shaw & Shoemaker 25418
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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 25418).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1812.
Genre/formSpellers.
Genre/formGrammars.
Genre/formFables 1812.

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