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Detailed Entry: The Controversiad, an Epistle to a Learned Friend . . . .

Author(s) [Anonymous and unattributed]
Unattributed Authorship Yes
Title The Controversiad, an Epistle to a Learned Friend . . . .
Place(s) of Publication [London]
Publisher(s) Stalker
Publication Date 1788
Format 8vo.
Price 1/6
Reference MR 77 [1788], 351
Comment No copy has been located. The title is included as a verse satire in the poetry section of MR, with a description indicating that it is a defence of Joseph Priestley against various attackers, including the Irish priest Arthur O'Leary. But O'Leary is clearly a subject, not the author.

This edition is listed in the reference above. Its existence has not yet been verified by examining a copy.