
The History of Suicide in England, 1650-1850, Part II vol 5
Volume 5 1750-1799: Sermons, Discourses, Essays and Treatises
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Hardback
476 pages
978-1-138-76111-7 (ISBN)
Description
This two-part, eight-volume, reset edition draws together a range of sources from the early modern era through to the industrial age, to show the changes and continuities in responses to the social, political, legal and spiritual problems that self-murder posed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-76111-7 (9781138761117)
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Mark Robson | Paul S. Seaver | Kelly McGuire
The History of Suicide in England, 1650-1850, Part II vol 5
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11/2021
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Mark Robson | Paul S. Seaver | Kelly McGuire
The History of Suicide in England, 1650-1850, Part II vol 5
E-Book
11/2021
1st Edition
Routledge
€225.99
Available for download
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Mark Robson (Author) , Paul S Seaver (Author) , Kelly McGuire (Author) , Jeffrey Merrick (Author) , Daryl Lee (Author)
Content
Part I: Sermons, Discourses, Essays and Treatises Francis Ayscough, A Discourse against Self-Murder (1755) Wellins Calcott, 'Suicide', Th oughts Moral and Divine (1761) John Chorley Knowles, 'Th e Unreasonableness and Impiety of Suicide Considered', Twelve Sermons (1769) Thomas Secker, 'Th e Sixth Commandment', Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England (1769) Matthew Henry Cooke, 'On Suicide', Th e Newest and Most Complete Whole Duty of Man (1773) Caleb Fleming, A Dissertation upon the Unnatural Crime of Self-Murder (1773) John Herries, An Address to the Public on the Frequent and Enormous Crime of Suicide (1774) John Marks Moffatt, 'To the Distressed, Especially to the Person who is Tempted to Suicide', Th e Duty and Interest of Every Private Person (1778) Manessah Dawes, An Essay on Crimes and Punishments (1782) J. Yonge, 'Essay XIX', Essays and Letters on the Most Important and Interesting Subjects (1783) Anon., A Collection of Letters in Defence of Christianity and Its Distinguishing Doctrines (1784) George Gregory, 'An Impartial Inquiry into the Reasonableness of Suicide', Essays (1785) Richard Hey, A Dissertation on Suicide (1785) William Paley, 'Suicide', Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785) Anon., A Caveat against Suicide (1786) Edmund Burton, Suicide, a Dissertation (1790), Charles Moore, A Full Inquiry into the Subject of Suicide (1790) Anon., Short Expostulations and Thoughts on Suicide (1790) Herbert Croft , A Sermon Preached at Prittlewell (1791) Edward Barry, 'Self-Murder', Theological, Philosophical and Moral Essays (1792) John Garnons, 'On Suicide', Sermons on Various Subjects (1792) Vicesmus Knox, 'Against Despair and Suicide', Sermons (1792) John Watkins, 'Enquiry into the Causes of Suicide', Th e Peeper, A Collection of Essays, Moral, Biographical, and Literary (1796) George Beaver, A Sermon against Self-Murther (1797) George Gregory, A Sermon on Suicide (1797) Anon., 'On Suicide', Crude Thoughts on Prevailing Subjects (1798) William Davy, 'Against Suicide, or Self-Murder', A System of Divinity (1799)