The English hermit; Or, The adventures of Philip Quarll. Who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited Island; where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistances, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Adorned with cuts, and a map of the Island, by Bewick

All titles

• The English hermit; Or, The adventures of Philip Quarll. Who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited Island; where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistances, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Adorned with cuts, and a map of the Island, by Bewick
• Hermit

People / Organizations

• Peter Longueville (Author)

Imprint

London [i.e. York?] : Printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater; and for Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York, Anno 1798.

Publication year

1798

ESTC No.

T231186

Grub Street ID

250485

Description

96 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 16°.

Note

Purporting to be by E. Dorrington. In fact by Peter Longueville

Sometimes also attributed to Alexander Bicknell

The London part of the imprint is false; probably printed at York. See Hounslow, D. "Self-interested and evil-minded persons: the book-trade activities of Thomas Wilson, Robert Spence and Joseph Mawman of York." In Printing Places, p.92. 2005

Frontis. = plate

With turned chain-lines

Price on title page: (Price Sixpence.)