Samuel Jackson Pratt, novelist and poet (1747-1814), 1952

Mss.Film.1067

Date: 1952 | Size: 1 microfilm_reel(s)
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Abstract

This dissertation describes Pratt as the first English novelist to introduce the theme of the American Revolution as material for fiction, and mentions that Pratt, using the name Courtney Melmoth, met Benjamin Franklin in Paris.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 microfilm reel.

Provenance

Purchased from University of Pennsylvania and accessioned, 7/14/1961 (1961 1032mf).

Location of originals:

Originals in University of Pennsylvania.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Biographies.
  • Dissertations.

Personal Name(s)

  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
  • Hayre, Charlotte Ruth Wright.
  • Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814

Subject(s)

  • Fiction -- Technique.
  • Novelists, English.