A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings
On Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary Subjects
Noah Webster, remembered today for his dictionary, published this volume in Boston in 1790, collecting thirty pieces on moral, historical, political and literary subjects that he had written over the previous years. They range across the government of the new nation, education, manners and the state of American society and letters. The book is also a practical experiment in spelling reform, the cause Webster championed throughout his life, and many words appear in his simplified forms, starting with the "fugitiv" of the title. Its list of subscribers, headed by Vice President John Adams, gives a sense of the circle Webster moved in, and the essays offer a lively view of the ideas debated in the first years of the republic. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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