Criticisms on some modern literary productions : with a few introductory observations relating to the utility of the Latin language as an object in the education of youth at commercial seminaries, 1821 / by William Fell.

1 v. (58 p.) ; 24 cm.

English

Purchased from A. R. Heath on the James Marshall and Marie Louise Osborn Fund, 2011.

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Walter William Fell (1762-1848) was a schoolmaster at Manchester, Wilmslow, and Lancaster, and lived after retirement at Warrington and Clifton. In addition to his teaching, Fell also published several books, including Hints on the Instruction of Youth (1798) and A Sketch of the Principal Events in English History (1811, 1813).

Manuscript fair copy of a critical work that opens with the argument that a knowledge of Latin is not required by commercial and mercantile students, and does not contribute to the development of a literary style in English. Fell then proceeds to critique the grammar, sense, and style of several authors who also lived in the Warrington area, particularly T. K. Glazebrook and Edward Lloyd.

April 26, 2011

Walter William Fell, Criticisms on Some Modern Literary Productions. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Walter William Fell, Criticisms on Some Modern Literary Productions. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.