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Name	Essays
Description	Prose compositions, remarks, critical reflections, or guides on any particular subject.

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ID	Title	Author	Firms (City)	Date	Edition
8252	An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting; with proper rules for the exercise of that amusing study. Humbly addressed, Part I, To the Master, Husband, &c. Part II, To the Wife, Friend, &c. With some General Instructions for Plaguing all your Acquaintance.	Collier , Jane		1804
4819	An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting; with proper rules for the exercise of that pleasant art Humbly addressed, In the First Part, To the Master, Husband, &c. In the Second Part, To the Wife, Friend, &c. With some General Instructions for Plaguing all your Acquaintance.	Collier , Jane	Andrew Millar (London)	1753
4839	An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting; with proper rules for the exercise of that pleasant art. Humbly addressed, in the first part, to the master, husband, &c. in the second part, to the wife, friend, &c. With some general instructions for plaguing all your acquaintance.	Collier , Jane	John Smith [Blind Quay] (Dublin) Peter Wilson [Dame St, 1748–66] (Dublin) Matthew Williamson [Dame Street] (Dublin) John Exshaw I [Cork Hill] (Dublin)	1753
4830	An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting; with proper rules for the exercise of that pleasant art. Humbly addressed, In the First Part, To the Master, Husband, &c. In the Second Part, To the Wife, Friend, &c. With some general instructions for plaguing all your acquaintance. The second edition, corrected.	Collier , Jane	Andrew Millar (London)	1757	The second edition, corrected.
4863	An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting. A new edition.	Collier , Jane	Mundell and Son [Catherine Mundell and James Mundell] (Edinburgh) Michael Allen and West (London) Wilson, Spence and Mawman [High Ousegate] (York)	1795	A new edition
14905	An Essay on The Character, The Manners, and The Understanding of Women, in Different Ages. Translated from the French of Mons. Thomas, By Mrs. Kindersley. With Two Original Essays.	Thomas , Antoine-Léonard	James Dodsley (London)	1781
16545	An essay on the education of female teachers. Written at the request of the American Lyceum, and communicated at their annual meeting,--New York, May 8th, 1835. By Catharine E. Beecher. Published at the desire of a meeting of ladies in New York.	Beecher , Catharine Esther	Van Nostrand & Dwight (New York) Corey & Fairbanks (Cincinnati)	1835
5814	An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification.	Edgeworth , Maria	Joseph Johnson (London)	1795
25858	An essay on the pride of authors.	Unknown ,	James Knapton (London) James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London) John Harrison (Cornhill) Anne Dodd I (London)	1718
25850	An essay on the times.		Christopher Henderson (London) Mary Cooper (London) George Woodfall [Charing Cross] (London) J. Langford (London)	1756
3483	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire.	Montagu , Elizabeth	Henry Saunders [Castle Street] (Dublin) James Potts (Dublin) James Williams [5 Skinner Row] (Dublin) Dillon Chamberlaine [Dame Street] (Dublin) William Sleater I [Castle Street] (Dublin)	1769
3571	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire.	Montagu , Elizabeth	James Potts (Dublin) William Colles [19 Dame Street] (Dublin) James Williams [21 Skinner Row] (Dublin) William Sleater I [Castle Street] (Dublin) Dillon Chamberlaine [College Green] (Dublin)	1778
3604	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire.	Montagu , Elizabeth	James Dodsley (London) Thomas Cadell [London] (London) John Wilkie (London) John Walter [Homer's Head, Charing Cross] (London) Baker and Leigh (London)	1769
3550	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire. The fifth edition, corrected. To which are added, three dialogues of the dead. By Mrs. Montagu.	Montagu , Elizabeth	Charles Dilly (London)	1785	The fifth edition, corrected.
3551	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire. The fourth edition. To which are now first added, three dialogues of the dead. By Mrs. Montagu.	Montagu , Elizabeth	Edward and Charles Dilly (London)	1777	The fourth edition.
3573	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire. The fourth edition. To which are now first added, three dialogues of the dead. By Mrs. Montagu.	Montagu , Elizabeth	Edward and Charles Dilly (London)	1777	The fourth edition.
3603	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire. The second edition.	Montagu , Elizabeth	Luke Hansard [Lincoln's Inn Fields] (London)	1770	The second edition.
3602	An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespear, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets. With some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire. The third edition.	Montagu , Elizabeth	Edward and Charles Dilly (London)	1772	The third edition.
6823	An essay to instruct women how to protect themselves in a state of pregnancy from the Disorders incident to that Period, or how to cure them. also, some observations on the treatment of children, which if attended to, may ward off dangerous diseases, and prevent future evils. By Mrs. Wright, Midwife.	Wright , Mrs.		1798
25350	An essay to prove women have no souls. Compos'd of several arguments publish'd by S. Clarke, D. D. Rector of St. James's Westminster.	Unknown ,		1715?
25609	An essay, proving, that inclosing commons, and common-field-lands, is contrary to the interest of the nation: In which some Passages in the New System of Agriculture, by J. Laurence M.A. and in the Duty and Office of a Land-Steward, by E. Laurence, Land-Surveyor, are examined. Dedicated to James Oglethorpe Esq; Member of Parliament for Haslemere in the County of Surrey.	Cowper , John		1732
25615	An explaination of the several Arabick terms us'd in The siege of Damascus written by Mr. Hughes. With a short account of the historical siege, and the life of Mahomet, as far as is Necessary to the better Understanding of the Play. Likewise a history of the Ancient and present State of the City of Damascus.	Hughes , John	John Brotherton and William Meadows (Cornhill) James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London) Thomas Jauncy (London) Anne Dodd I (London) William Lewis (London) John Graves (London) William Rufus Chetwood (London)	1720	1
938	Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney, with Remarks by Miss Porter, (Author of Thaddeus of Warsaw.)	Sidney , Philip	Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme (London)	1807
25478	Augusta triumphans: or, the way to make London the most flourishing city in the universe. First, by establishing an university where Gentlemen may have Academical Education under the Eye of their Friends. II. To prevent much Murder, &c. by an Hospital for Foundlings. III. By suppressing pretended Mad-Houses, where many of the fair Sex are unjustly confin'd, while their Husbands keep Mistresses, &c. and many Widows are lock'd up for the Sake of their Jointure. IV. To save our Youth from Destruction, by clearing the Streets of impudent Strumpets, Suppressing Gaming-Tables, and Sunday Debauches. V. To avoid the expensive Importation of Foreign Musicians, by forming an Academy of our own. VI. To save our lower Class of People from utter Ruin, and render them useful, by preventing the immoderate Use of Geneva: With a frank Explosion of many other common Abuses, and incontestable Rules for Amendment. Concluding with an effectual method to prevent street robberies; and a letter to Coll. Robinson, on account of the orphan's tax.	Defoe , Daniel	James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London)	1728
3712	Brief reflections relative to the emigrant French clergy: Earnestly submitted to the humane consideration of the laides of Great Britain. By the Author of Evelina and Cecilia.	Burney , Frances	Thomas Cadell [London] (London)	1793

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