The Elocutionist, a Collection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, Peculiarly Adapted to Display the Art of Reading; ... Preceded by an Introduction, in Which a

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse, peculiarly adapted to display the art of reading; ... preceded by an introduction, in which an attempt is made to simplify Walker's system. ... Seventh edition ... enlarged, etc. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Knowles, James; Walker, John; 1831. 12 . 992.e.10. Contributor Bio:  Knowles, James JAMES KNOWLES is Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Keele. Contributor Bio:  Walker, John John Walker is a retired broadcaster and music producer. With forty years of experience in the music industry, he built and operated White Rabbit Productions, a recording studio in Portland, Oregon. Walker currently runs 3db Productions, and lives in Dillon, Montana.