Robert Dodsley (1703–1764)

Author of The economy of human life

Includes the names: R Dodsley, R. Dodsley, Robert] [Dodsley, Robert) A (Dodsley Bramin

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Works by Robert Dodsley

The economy of human life 29 copies, 3 reviews

A collection of poems 22 copies, 1 review

The preceptor : containing a general course of education, wherein the… 21 copies

A Select Collection of Old Plays 13 copies

The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley: 1733-1764 (Cambridge Studies in… 4 copies

Select fables of Esop and other fabulists : in three books 4 copies

The toy shop (1735) ; The king and the miller of Mansfield (1737) 3 copies

The oeconomy of human life, complete in two parts: 2 copies

Fugitive pieces, on various subjects 2 copies

An essay on fable (1764) 2 copies

The Ancient British drama, in three volumes (Editor; Editor) 2 copies

Pollock's "King Henry, or The Miller of Mansfield" 1 copy

A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 1 copy

The chronicles of the kings of England, from William the Conqueror, to the… 1 copy

THE ECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE, TRANSLATED FROM AN INDIAN TRANSCRIPT, WRITTEN… 1 copy

The oeconomy of human life. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written… 1 copy

A select collection of old English plays volumes 10 & 11 only [in one… (Editor) 1 copy

A böltsességnek és jó erköltsnek… 1 copy

The general contents of the British Museum: with remarks. Serving as a… 1 copy

A select collection of old English plays volumes 12 & 13 only [in one… 1 copy

The spirit and principles of the Whigs and Jacobites compared : being the… 1 copy

Cleone : a tragedy 1 copy

Kuthumi : the true and complete œconomy of human life, based on the… 1 copy

Theatrical records: or, an account of English dramatic authors, and their… 1 copy

The toy-shop. To which are added, epistles and poems on several occasions.… 1 copy

The muse in livery : a collection of poems 1 copy

The toy shop; a dramatick satire 1 copy

The chronicle of the Kings of England Written in the manner of the ancient… 1 copy

A select collection of old plays In twelve volumes. The second edition,… 1 copy

The Annual Register, or a View of History, Politics and Literature of the… 1 copy

The Economy of Human Life. [Pt. 1 only.] By R. Dodsley. With thirty-two… 1 copy

The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature,… 1 copy

The duties of human life; translated from a Sanscrit manuscript, written… 1 copy

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Also by Robert Dodsley

An Essay on Man / The Oeconomy of Human Life [2 Titles Bound in One Book] 1 copy

Choix de petites pièces du théâtre anglois, traduites des originaux… (Author) 1 copy

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1703

Date of death

1764-09-23

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Durham Abbey, Durham, England, UK

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Great Britain

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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain

Place of death

Durham, England, Great Britain

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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (birth)

Durham, Durham, England, Great Britain (death)

London, England, Great Britain

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