"In which the common improprieties in reading and speaking are detected, and the true sources of elegant pronunciation are pointed out." Originally published in 1785, this is a very thorough instruction for reading aloud and speaking. There are sections on topics like when to pause in a complex sentence, and all sorts of sentences, and when to pronounce the letter "e," where to put the stress on a word in a sentence and which word to emphasize. There are sections on the uses of colons, semi-colons, periods. We're not accustomed to reading when the "s" looks like "f" to us, so it's not the easiest thing to read but worth it. Facsimile. Part of the Anglistica & Americana series. Like new, appears never read. Georg Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung. Hildesheim. 1969. Hb. USED. $45.00