The shopkeeper turned sailor, or, the folly of going out of our element: Part I. Shewing what a clever man John the shopkeeper was in his business, and what a rash step he took in resolving to go upon the water.

ID 4264
Title The shopkeeper turned sailor, or, the folly of going out of our element: Part I. Shewing what a clever man John the shopkeeper was in his business, and what a rash step he took in resolving to go upon the water.
Contributors
Signed Author [Anonymous]
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published Unknown
Volumes 1
Pagination 1
Date of Publication 1796
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Edition Number
Date of First Publication
Imprint [Entered at Stationers' Hall.]
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing London GB
Format Broadside (bs)
Length (cm) 24
Width (cm) 37
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price
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Sources
Shelfmarks
  • Spinney, G.H. "Cheap repository tracts." The Library 4th ser., 20 (1939), 55
  • BL 74/1875.d.6.
Notes
Hand-Verified Yes
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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More, Hannah. The shopkeeper turned sailor, or, the folly of going out of our element: Part I. Shewing what a clever man John the shopkeeper was in his business, and what a rash step he took in resolving to go upon the water.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 4264, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/4264. Accessed 2025-11-19. 

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