Florio: a Tale for Fine Gentlemen and Fine Ladies: And, the Bas Bleu; Or, Conversation: Two Poems.

Publisher Marketing: Title: Florio: a tale for fine gentlemen and fine ladies: and, The Bas Bleu; or, conversation: two poems. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library More, Hannah; 1787. 4 . 11641.g.27. Contributor Bio:  More, Hannah HANNAH MORE (1745-1833) was born in Bristol, England. She started schools for the education and moral advancement of poor village children. She also wrote books of drama, poetry, hymns, fiction and religious instruction. JAMES MONTGOMERY (1771-1854) was born in Irvine, Scotland. He was the son of a Moravian minister and attended Fulneck Seminary. He spent 32 years editing the newspaper Sheffield Iris. He was a prolific hymn writer who wrote 400 hymns. BISHOP THOMAS WILSON (1663-1755) was born at Burton in Cheshire. He was Bishop of Sodor and Man for 58 years. He was a great man of prayer and wrote "Sacra Privata."