TY - BOOK AU - Faulkner,George AU - Ward,Robert E. TI - Prince of Dublin printers: the letters of George Faulkner SN - 9780813165318 AV - Z232 .P756 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Printers KW - Ireland KW - Correspondence KW - Printing KW - Dublin KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Sketch of George Faulkner; The Letters of George Faulkner; Eulogy for George Faulkner; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; 2; b N2 - Here for the first time are gathered together the extant letters of George Faulkner, Irish printer in eighteenth-century Dublin. These firsthand accounts give an unprecedented view of Anglo-Irish social and political events, as well as a view of an Anglo-Irish printer-publisher at work. Faulkner discusses a wide range of subjects, including theatrical events, attacks on political enemies (he himself was often the subject of political attack), and London parties with Lord Chesterfield, Tobias Smollet, and Samuel Johnson. In his interesting sketch of the Irish printer, Robert E. Ward has included UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938561&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -