01802cam a2200409 4500 88377-1 20141119165301.0 861208s1762 enka 00001 eng d 57057318 (OCoLC)ocm01492679 (OCoLC)1492679 (CStRLIN)PAUG86-B50420 (CaOTULAS)185131696 AAK9974 88377 MiU MiU PU PR3541.L245 L6 1762 PR3541.L245 L6 1762 12/08/86 CT Leland, Thomas, 1722-1785. Longsword, Earl of Salisbury. An historical romance. Longsword, Earl of Salisbury. An historical romance. Letter-press Full Volume v.1 Longsword, Earl of Salisbury. An historical romance. Letter-press Full Volume v.2 Longsword, Earl of Salisbury. An historical romance. Letter-press Half Volume v.2 Longsword, Earl of Salisbury. v.1 v.2 Longsword, (Verso) Earl of Salisbury. (Recto) v.1 v.2 London : Printed for W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street. MDCCLXII. 1762 v.1 v.2 2 v. : Ill. 16 cm. (8vo) Octavo Authorship is attributed to Thomas Leland. Cf. European magazine, Aug. 1799; Halkett and Laing, A. Block. The English novel, 1740-1859. Doubtfully attributed to John Leland. Cf. Dict. nat. biog.; Halkett and LAing; Brit. Mus. Cat. Frontispiece, v.1: A clergyman aids a knight lying on the ground. A church, adorned with statue of Madonna and child, is in the background. Attributed to "S. Wale del." and "C. Grignion sculp." Frontispiece, v.2: A woman faints on a couch as another woman and three men, one a monk, crowd around her. Attributed to "S. Wale del." and "C. Grignion sculp." Marginalia, ink, beneath frontispiece, "Page 53," correlates the illustration with the attempted forced wedding of Raymond and the Countess, narrated on p.53 of the text. Preface, headed as "Advertisement," speaks of the moral convention of "pieces of this kind": "It is generally expected that pieces of this kind should convey some one useful moral: which moral, not always perhaps, the most valuable or refined, is sometimes made to float on the surface of the narrative; or is plucked up at proper intervals, and presented to the view of the reader with great solemnity. But the author of these sheets hath too high an opinion of the judgement and penetration of his readers, to pursue this method. Although he cannot pretend to be very deep, yet he hopes he is clear..." Dashes and single quotation marks indicate dialogue. Majority of v.1 text is dialogue. Library-related marginalia; pencil; words and numbers; verso, back free endpaper, v.1 and v.2. ESTC (RLIN) N2902 Raven, J. British fiction, 1750-1770, 728 Block, A. Engl. novel (1961 ed.), p. 136 Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) v.3, p.392 Advertisement Advertisement Front v.1 "The out-lines of the following story, and some of the incidents and more minute circumstances, are to be found in the ancient English historians." Errata Errata. Front v.1 Verso of preface page (headed "Advertisement"). Errata Errata. Back v.2 p.204 Third-person First-person Extensive sections of first-person narrative, in which each line begins with a quotation mark, while the voice remains first-person. John C. Mendenhall Ink v.1 Recto front free endpaper. Pencil Letters Numbers v.1 v.2 Front paste-down endpaper. Ink Letters and numbers v.2 Beneath frontispiece "page 53" Ink Editorial markings v.2 Addition to Errata on p.204: "[page]127 [line]13 for Reginald, r. Reginhald." Adaptation Preface The out-lines of the following story, and some of the incidents and more minute circumstances, are to be found in the antient English historians. If too great liberties have been taken in altering or enlarging their accounts..." Author (paratext) Author (text) Generic/descriptive "But the author of these sheets hath too high an opinion of the judgement and penetration of his readers, to pursue this method." Preface Indeterminate Male Salisbury, William Longespée, 3d earl of, 1175 (ca.)-1226 Fiction. CHR 1762 PRO Mendenhall, John C. (donor) (copy 1) PRO Singer, Jacob (donor) (copy 2) PRO Singer, Leah (donor) (copy 2) Leland, Thomas 1722-1785 Author (text) Authorized Mendenhall, John Cooper 1886- Inscribed by Authorized Grignion, Charles 1716-1810 Author (illustration) Authorized Wale, Samuel d.1786 Author (illustration) Authorized Johnston, W. Printed for Unauthorized Leland, John, 1691-1766. Supposed Author (text) Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania) PU Early Novels University of Pennsylvania RBC \\Singer-\Menden-hall\ v.1-2 12/08/86 C RBC 1:(v.1-2) 50-968 g. Dr. John C. Mendenhall 12/08/86 C RBC 2:(v.1-2) 725281 g. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Singer Bound in 1 vol. 12/08/86 C Longsword Longsword Longsword Earl Salisbury Longsword, Earl of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury Historical Romance KGP 6/16/15 Haverford College IH