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Title
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 Attemited To Improve ON The Plan Of MR. Sheridan; The Discordancies of that celebrated Orthoepist being avoided, and his Improprieties corrected. 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. By Stephen Jones, Author Of The "new Biographical Dictionary" And "the History Of Poland," And Compiler Of "dr. Johnson's Table-Talk, &c.". London: printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; Ogilvy and Son; Lackington, Allen, and Co.; J. Walker; J. Nunn; R. Lea; Otridge And Son; Danton And Harvey; J. Scatchard; J. Mathews; And Lee And Hurst, 1798.

Title

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 Attemited To Improve ON The Plan Of MR. Sheridan; The Discordancies of that celebrated Orthoepist being avoided, and his Improprieties corrected. 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. By Stephen Jones, Author Of The "new Biographical Dictionary" And "the History Of Poland," And Compiler Of "dr. Johnson's Table-Talk, &c.". London: printed for Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; Ogilvy and Son; Lackington, Allen, and Co.; J. Walker; J. Nunn; R. Lea; Otridge And Son; Danton And Harvey; J. Scatchard; J. Mathews; And Lee And Hurst, 1798.

Year	Edition	Type of Work
1798	3rd	Pronouncing dictionary

Other Info

Price	Physical Description	Publication
none on imprint	[2], xxiv, [870]p.; 8°	London, Middlesex, England

Notes
"For the use of Schools, Foreigners, Learning English &c." (title-page) Physical description from ECCO.

References
ECCO, ODNB 2004

Paratext
grammar section, preface, title page, dictionary entry

Author

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

Audience

Class	Gender	Age	Instruction	Purpose
all learners	all learners	mixed: children & 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.]

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