Letters Concerning MythologyJ. Oswald, 1748 - 408 من الصفحات Nineteen letters published anonymously. A person who remains unidentified started the series but died before completing the 8th letter. "The additions to the seventh and eighth, and all the rest, were written by the author of the Enquiry into the life and writings of Homer [Thomas Blackwell]"--Page iv. The 2nd ed. (London : Printed for E. Dilly, 1757; Cf. BLC 18th cent. STC) on its t.p. names Thomas Blackwell as author, as do various authorities (BLC, DNB, Halkett & Laing; but cf. BLC under Blackwell). |
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