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ID	13469
Title	The Female Reader; or, Miscellaneous Pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education.
Contributors	Wollstonecraft, Mary (Author) Trimmer, Sarah (Author) Pennington, Sarah (Author) Chapone, Hester Mulso (Author) Talbot, Catherine (Author) Barbauld, Anna Laetitia (Author) Aikin, Lucy (Author) Smith, Charlotte Turner (Author) Wollstonecraft, Mary (Editor)
Signed Author	By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution.
Pseudonym	Mr. Cresswick
Firms	Joseph Johnson (Publisher)
Self-published	No
Volumes	1
Pagination	xx, 394
Date of Publication	1798
Edition Statement
Edition Number	1
Date of First Publication	1798
Imprint	Printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-yard
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing	London GB

Format	Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm)	18
Width (cm)	10
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price
Genre	Poetry Education Juvenile Literature
Sources	British Library: 992.e.5.
Shelfmarks	BL 992.e.5.
Notes
Hand-Verified	Yes
Verified	Yes
Attempted Verification	No

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Wollstonecraft, Mary, Trimmer, Sarah, Pennington, Sarah, Chapone, Hester Mulso, Talbot, Catherine, Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, Aikin, Lucy, Smith, Charlotte Turner. The Female Reader; or, Miscellaneous Pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 13469, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/13469. Accessed 2025-07-13.

Wollstonecraft, Mary, et al. The Female Reader; or, Miscellaneous Pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education. London: Joseph Johnson, 1798.

Wollstonecraft , M., Trimmer , S., Pennington , S., Chapone , H.M., Talbot , C., Barbauld , A.L., … Smith , C.T. (1798). The female reader; or, miscellaneous pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. by mr. cresswick, teacher of elocution. to which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education. London: Joseph Johnson.

Wollstonecraft, Mary, Sarah Trimmer, Sarah Pennington, Hester M. Chapone, Catherine Talbot, Anna L. Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, and Charlotte T. Smith. The Female Reader; or, Miscellaneous Pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education. London: Joseph Johnson, 1798.

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  year={1798},
  title={The Female Reader; or, Miscellaneous Pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education.},
  publisher={Joseph Johnson},
  address={London},    }

Suggestions and Comments for The Female Reader; or, Miscellaneous Pieces in prose and verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, Teacher of Elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education.