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In the introduction to her bibliography of American conduct books published before 1900, Sarah E. Newton defines the conduct book as . a text that is intended for an inexperienced young adult or other youthful reader, that defines an ethical, Christian-based code of behavior, and that normally includes gender role definitions. Thus "conduct ...
The first issue, published in London on 6 March 1665, [5] was edited and published by the Royal Society's first secretary, Henry Oldenburg, four-and-a-half years after the society was founded. [6] The full title of the journal, as given by Oldenburg, was " Philosophical Transactions, Giving some Accompt [ sic ] of the present Undertakings ...
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A group of followers came to Pordage, including Ann Bathurst and led by Mrs. Jane Leade (1624–1704), who experienced a number of visions and later published them in her book A Fountain of Gardens. The group incorporated as The Philadelphian Society for the Advancement of Piety and Divine Philosophy in 1694 (their name was inspired by the ...
Braille published his book "procedure for writing words, music, and plainsong in dots", in 1829. [71] In 1854 France made Braille the "official communication system for blind individuals". [ 69 ] Valentin Haüy was the first person to put Braille on paper in the form of a book. [ 70 ]
It was published in two parts. The first part was published in 1605 and the second in 1615. It might be viewed as a parody of Le Morte d'Arthur (and other examples of the chivalric romance), in that the novel form would be the direct result of poking fun at a collection of heroic folk legends. This is fully in keeping with the spirit of the age ...
Pages in category "16th-century books" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
April 4 – John Lydgate's The Complaint of the Black Knight becomes the first book printed in Scotland. The earliest known printed edition of the chivalric romance Amadis de Gaula, as edited and expanded by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, is published in Castilian at Zaragoza. Elia Levita completes writing the Bovo-Bukh. 1509