The Weekly entertainer; or Agreeable and instructive repository : Containing a collection of select pieces, both in prose and verse; curious anecdotes, instructive tales, and ingenious essays on different subjects.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Sherborne [Dorset, England] : printed by R. Goadby and Co., M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]-1819. |
| Description | 59 volumes ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Agreeable and instructive repository |
| Variant title | Caption and running title on weekly issues: Weekly entertainer |
| Frequency | Annual, v. 45-59 (1805-1819) |
| General note | Imprint varies; v. 16-v. 26 read in part: printed by Goadby and Lerpiniere; v. 27- |
| General note | Includes anecdotes and miscellaneous information in history, biography and politics, selections of fiction and poetry, and miscellaneous reprinted essays. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | NCBEL, II:1352 |
| References | Ward, W. S. Index of British serials, p. 169 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, P2050. |
| Special numbering | Individual issues have chronological designation only. |
| Special numbering | Some volumes misnumbered on title page. |
| Special numbering | Volume and consecutive issue numbers added to direction line of each issue, v. 1-29 (no. 1-731) ending with issue of 27 Feb. 1797; volume numbers continue to be added to each issue through v. 59. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes | Each volume indexed. |
| Title history note | Cumulates weekly issues of: The weekly entertainer. |
| Preceding title | Weekly miscellany; or Instructive entertainer |
| Succeeding title | Weekly entertainer: and West of England miscellany: |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |