Political Writing

Name Political Writing
Description

Appeal, letter, defence, essay, address, summary, supplement, or reflection relating to society, culture, government. 

Titles

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ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
14646 Authentic copy of a petition praying for reform in Parliament, presented to the House of Commons on Monday, 6th May, 1793. Published by the Society, the Friends of the People, associated for the purpose of obtaining a Parliamentary reform. Cheap edition. Society of the Friends of the People (London)
1793 Cheap edition
15663 Bart’lemy Fair: or, an Enquiry after Wit; in which due Respect is had to a Letter Concerning Enthusiasm, to my Lord ***. By Mr. Wotton. Astell , Mary
 Richard Wilkin (London)
1709
15714 Beauty's Triumph: or, the Superiority of the Fair Sex Invincibly Proved. Wherein the arguments for the natural right of man to a sovereign authority over the woman are fairly urged and undeniably refuted; and the undoubted title of the ladies, even to a superiority over the men, both in head and heart, is clearly evinced; shewing their minds to be as much more beautiful than the mens as their bodies; and that, if they had the same advantages of education, they would excel their tyrants as much in sense as they do in virtue. In three parts. , Sophia
Unknown , [Man]
 1745
15715 Beauty's Triumph: or, the Superiority of the Fair Sex Invincibly Proved. Wherein the arguments for the natural right of man to a sovereign authority over the woman are fairly urged and undeniably refuted; and the undoubted title of the ladies, even to a superiority over the men, both in head and heart, is clearly evinced; shewing their minds to be as much more beautiful than the mens as their bodies; and that, if they had the same advantages of education, they would excel their tyrants as much in sense as they do in virtue. In three parts. Unknown , [Man]
, Sophia
 1751
23734 Bess O'Bedlam's love to her brother Tom: with a word in behalf of poor brother Ben Hoadley. O'Bedlam , Bess
 J. Baker (Southampton)
1709
25282 Bribery in perfection; or, A nation sold, with the exemplary punishment, and terrible fate, of the guilty and their families; being fresh advices from the new Atlantis. Written in French by the famous Madam Dunois, author of the ladies travels into Spain. In this Account is not only shewn the Vices, Follies, and Corruptions of the People of Atalantis in General, but the Particular Characters of the Great Men, who were found Guilty and Punished. d'Aulnoy , Marie-Catherine
 John Applebee (London)
John Peele (London)
Anne Dodd I (London)
1721
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
23985 Britain's golden mines discover'd: or, the fishery trade considered, Under these Three Heads, I. What Benefit Britain may reap by it. II. Which is the most probable Way of recovering it. III. The Three great Fishing Trades, viz. That upon our own Coasts, That upon our own Coasts, That upon the Coasts of Greenland, and that upon the Coasts of Newfoundland, particularly examined. In a letter from Sally Fisher, at Paris, to Mally Loverus, at London. Fisher , Sally
 John Morphew (London)
1720
13165 Bull-baiting: a village dialogue, between Tom Brown and John Sims. Heyrick , Elizabeth
 1809
26197 Cecils Budget for Paying the National Debt Unknown ,
Elizabeth Darchery (London)
1784
1190 Circular sent to the Lords, previous to the Second Reading of the Bill for Ameliorating the Fate of Climbing Boys Trench , Melesina
 1818
4207 Circulated by the East Kent and Canterbury Association. Village politics. Addressed to all the mechanics, journeymen, and day labourers, in Great Britain. By Will Chip, a country carpenter. More , Hannah
 1793
2002 Civic sermons to the people. Number I. Barbauld , Anna Laetitia
 Edward Leslie (Dundee)
1792
1925 Civic sermons to the people. Number I. Nay, why even of yourselves, judge ye not what is right. Barbauld , Anna Laetitia
 Joseph Johnson (London)
1792
1923 Civic sermons to the people. Number II. From mutual Wants springs mutual Happiness. Barbauld , Anna Laetitia
 Joseph Johnson (London)
1792
14697 Considerations addressed to professors of Christianity of every denomination, on the impropriety of consuming West-India sugar and rum, as produced by the oppressive labour of slaves. The second edition, corrected. MDCCXCII. 1792 The second edition, corrected. MDCCXCII.
13857 Considerations on the causes of the high price of grain, and other articles of provision, for a number of years back; and propositions for reducing them: with occasional remarks. By Catharine [sic] Phillips. Phillips , Catherine
 James Phillips (London)
1792
25657 Considerations on the present state of the nation, as to publick credit, stocks, the landed and trading interests. With a proposal for the speedy lessening the publick debts, and restoring credit, in a manner consistent with parliamentary engagements. Unknown ,
James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London)
Anne Dodd I (London)
1720
25813 Considerations upon a proposal for lowering the interest of all the redeemable national debts to three per cent. per ann. And Thereby Enabling the Parliament to give immediate Ease to His Majesty's Subjects, by redeeming such Taxes as are most burdensome to the poor. Unknown ,
James Purser (London)
1737
18391 Conversations on political economy; in which the elements of that science are familiarly explained. By the author of "Conversations on chemistry." Marcet , Jane
 Moses Thomas (Philadelphia)
1817
24860 Conversations on Political Economy. In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained. By the author of Conversations on Chemistry. Third edition. Marcet , Jane
 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (London)
1819 Third edition.
25814 Cotejo de la conducta de S. M. con la de el Rey britanico, assi en lo acaecido antes de la convencion de 14. de enero de este anno de 1739. como en lo obrado despues, hasta la publicacion de represalias, y declaracion de guerra. Con licencia en Madrid. His Catholick Majesty's conduct compared with that of His Britannick Majesty, as well with regard, to what happened before the convention of the 14th of January of this year 1739, as to what has been done since; untill the publication of reprisals and declaration of war. Printed by authority at Madrid by Antonio Marin. Unknown ,
Thomas Cooper (London)
Robert Amey (London)
Anne Dodd I (London)
Anne Dodd II (London)
1739
25203 Country common-sense. Containing, Numb I. An Introductory Discourse; with the Duty of some Magistrates. Numb. II. An Essay on Publick Spirit; and the Self-Lover arraigned at the Bar of Common-Sense. Numb. III. The Monstrous Tail of the Sheep of Adell, which kills the Body: An Excellent Emblem of a Self killing Nation. Numb IV. Abstracts from a Pamphlet, entitled, Observations on British Wool, &c. with proper Reflections. Numb V. The Importance of the Wollen Trade to this Nation; that our Domestick bad Oeconomy and Vices, are most ruinous to our Trade, and how. Numb VI. That we may preserve our Trade, if we will use the same Means as our Ancestors took to establish it, and which our Rivals take to get it from us; with an effectual Scheme to stop the Running of Wool, without an Excise. Numb VII. A Defence of our Bishops Seats in Parliament; with their particular Duty there. By a Gentleman of Wales. Unknown ,
1739
14867 Court intrigues, in a collection of original letters, from the island of the New Atalantis, &c. By the author of those memoirs. Manley , Delarivier
 John Morphew (London)
James Woodward [Scalding Alley] (London)
1711
832 Cursory Remarks on the Evil Tendency of Unrestrained Cruelty; Particularly on that Practised in Smithfield Market. Heyrick , Elizabeth
 Joseph Harvey and Samuel Darton (London)
1823

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