In this time of proliferating scholarship, one of the most welcome publications is this] intelligently selected and annotated bibliography of secondary material. . . . Understanding the value of selectivity, Spector has limited his entries to books and significant articles. Perhaps because of his avowed interest in redefining the period, he has been careful to include articles on historiography and critical method which apply to the eighteenth century. He has not, however, slighted the older works of twentieth-century scholarship. . . . A valuable resource not only to students of...
In this time of proliferating scholarship, one of the most welcome publications is this] intelligently selected and annotated bibliography of seco...
This work provides an examination of the 18th-century periodical Political Controversy and of the essay-sheets reprinted therein, Briton, Auditor, North Briton and Monitor. These essay-sheets were published in England at the end of the Seven Years' War with France, in support of and in opposition to Lord Bute's proposed terms in the treaty negotiations. Political Controversy reprinted the essay-sheets weekly along with the editor's annotations, material from other publications, and original contributions from readers. The journal provides modern readers with a good example of 18th-century...
This work provides an examination of the 18th-century periodical Political Controversy and of the essay-sheets reprinted therein, Briton, Auditor, Nor...