ECEP Database

About the Work

Title
Genuine Edition. Sheridan Improved. A general pronouncing and explanatory dictionary of the English language: For the use of schools, foreigners learning English, &c. In which it has been attempted to improve on the plan of Mr. Sheridan, by correcting the improprieties and avoiding the discordancies of that celebrated orthoepist. The second edition, revised, corrected, and considerably augmented by selections from Ash, Bailey, Barclay, Buchanan, Dyche, Elphinston, Entick, Fry, Johnson, Johnston, Kenrick, Lemon, Marriott, Martin, Nares, Perry, Rider, Scot, and Walker. By Stephen Jones, author of the "New biographical dictionary," "History of Poland," &c. &c. London: Printed for vernor and hood; J. Cuthell; Ocilvy and Son; and Lackington, Allen, and Co, 1797.

Title

Genuine Edition. Sheridan Improved. A general pronouncing and explanatory dictionary of the English language: For the use of schools, foreigners learning English, &c. In which it has been attempted to improve on the plan of Mr. Sheridan, by correcting the improprieties and avoiding the discordancies of that celebrated orthoepist. The second edition, revised, corrected, and considerably augmented by selections from Ash, Bailey, Barclay, Buchanan, Dyche, Elphinston, Entick, Fry, Johnson, Johnston, Kenrick, Lemon, Marriott, Martin, Nares, Perry, Rider, Scot, and Walker. By Stephen Jones, author of the "New biographical dictionary," "History of Poland," &c. &c. London: Printed for vernor and hood; J. Cuthell; Ocilvy and Son; and Lackington, Allen, and Co, 1797.

Year	Edition	Type of Work
1797	2nd	Pronouncing dictionary

Other Info

Price	Physical Description	Publication
none on imprint	xxx, [354]p.; 8°	London, Middlesex, England

Notes
"For the use of schools, foreigners learning English, &c." (title-page) The 'Dictionary of the English language' is printed in two columns. (ECCO) Physical description from ECCO.

References
ECCO, ODNB 2004

Paratext
grammar section, preface, title page

Author

Name	Life Dates	Gender
Jones, Stephen	1763-1827	male	View

Audience

Class	Gender	Age	Instruction	Purpose
all learners	all learners	mixed: youth & adults	all learners	all learners

Editions of this Work

Year	Edition	City	Description
1797	2nd	London	The second edition, revised, corrected, and considerably augmented by selections from Ash, Bailey, Barclay, Buchanan, Dyche, Elphinston, Entick, Fry, Johnson, Johnston, Kenrick, Lemon, Marriott, Martin, Nares, Perry, Rider, Scot, and Walker. [title: Genuine edition. Sheridan improved.]
1798	3rd	London	The third edition, revised, And Very Considerably Enlarged BY Selections From Ash, Bailey, Barclay, Buchanan, Dyche, Elphinston, Entick, Fry, Johnson, Johnston, Kenrick, Lemon, Marriott, Martin, Nares, Perry, Rider, Scot, and Walker. [title: Genuine edition. Sheridan improved.]

Lexical Sets in this Work Download lexical set for this work