Detailed Entry: The author of "The Polite Reasoner" [Mary Weightman] The Juvenile Speaker; or Dialogues, and Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse . . . .
| Author(s) | The author of "The Polite Reasoner" [Mary Weightman] |
| Unattributed Authorship | No |
| Title | The Juvenile Speaker; or Dialogues, and Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse . . . . |
| Editor(s) or Translator(s) | Mary Weightman |
| Place(s) of Publication | London |
| Publisher(s) | W. Bent |
| Publication Date | 1787 |
| Format | 10 x 17.5 cm. |
| Pagination or volumes | x + 118 [verse contained pp. 72-118] |
| Reference | HL; BM |
| Library | British Library |
| Shelfmark | 1210.l.2.(2.) |
| Comment | An anthology of pieces for public speaking; none of the poetry is by Weightman, who correctly describes herself as a "compiler." Most of the poetry is earlier but a few items were first published after 1770 (Hannah More, John Cunningham) |
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