THE NEW ANNUAL REGISTER,; or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1784, to which is prefixed, A Short History of the state of Knowledge, learning and Taste, in this Country, from the Accession of Edward the First to the Accession of Henry the Fourth
London: G. G. J. and J Robinson, 1785. First Edition. 8vo, pp. (i), (xii), xxvi, (1)-168, (1)-212, 1-303. Bound in contemporary calf-backed boards (little worn at hinges), a very good clean copy. Item #47426
"The Annual Register ... provided a summary of the year's historical events, reprinted the main public documents ... reviewed chief books ... and offered a convenient reference book to be added to year by year ... In 1780, the dissenters started Robinson's New Annual Register. In 1784 Andrew Kippis ... suggested to Robinson that [Godwin] should be engaged as an assistant ... and employed to compile the historical section. It was Godwin's first and - as events were to turn out - the only regular employment he ever enjoyed"[St. Clair p. 31]. Godwin continued the work until 1790. The first portion is the history, presumably by Godwin. Then there are biographical anecdotes; a biographical sketch of Dr. Samuel Johnson; an account of Virginains, their hospitality and character; an account of the Indians of North America; on Scottish music; and much more.
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