The English hermit; or, The adventures of Philip Quarll, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island; where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, an[d] will not come away. Adorned with cuts, and a map of the island

All titles

• The English hermit; or, The adventures of Philip Quarll, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island; where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, an[d] will not come away. Adorned with cuts, and a map of the island
• Hermit

People / Organizations

• Peter Longueville (Author)

Imprint

London : printed and sold by John Marshall, at No. 4. Aldermary Church-Yard, in Bow-Lane; and No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, [between 1790 and 1800?]

Added name

Bicknell, Alexander, -1796, attributed name.; Marshall, John (Printer), printer, bookseller.

Publication year

1790-1800

ESTC No.

N6966

Grub Street ID

50629

Description

90 p. : ill., map ; 24°.

Note

Purporting to be by E. Dorrington. In fact by Peter Longueville. Sometimes also attributed to Alexander Bicknell

John Marshall at Queen-Street from 1789. Initially as "John Marshall and Co." until Nov. 1789 when the partnership was dissolved. Thereafter as "John Marshall". Cf. Stoker, D. PBSA 107: 1 (2013) p.86-7

With a frontispiece illustration, included in pagination

Below imprint in square brackets: Price six-pence bound and gilt.

Uncontrolled note

CLU-S/C copy = in 6s, horizontal chain lines, 11.2 cm. - Pagination includes frontis