Roscoe, William 1753-1831

Overview

Works:	897 works in 1,733 publications in 11 languages and 10,719 library holdings
Genres:	Children's poetry Manuscripts, English
Roles:	Editor, Translator, Former owner, Other, Lyricist, Compiler, Collector
Classifications:	dg737.9, 330

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1770 |

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Publications about William Roscoe

Publications by William Roscoe

Publications by William Roscoe, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about William Roscoe

The life of William Roscoe by Henry Roscoe ( Book )
William Roscoe : commerce and culture by Arline Wilson ( Book )
Mr Roscoe's garden by Jyll Bradley ( Book )
A final appeal to the literary public, relative to Pope, in reply to certain observations of Mr. Roscoe, in his edition of that poet's works. To which are added, some remarks on Lord Byron's conversations, as far as they relate to the same subject and the author. In letters to a literary friend by William Lisle Bowles ( Book )
Roscoe's library; or, Old books and old times by James Aspinall ( Book )

Lessons in criticism to William Roscoe, Esq;, F.R.S., member of the Della Crusca Society of Florence, F.R.S.L. : in answer to his Letter to the Reverend W.L. Bowles on the character and poetry of Pope ; with Further lessons in criticism to a Quarterly Reviewer by William Lisle Bowles ( Book )
Tre inglesi, l'Italia, il Rinascimento : sondaggi sulla tradizione di un rapporto culturale e affettivo by Amedeo Quondam ( Book )
Roscoe of Liverpool : his life, writings and treasures : 1753-1831 by Donald A Macnaughton ( Book )
Twenty old masters by Walker Art Gallery ( Book )
The flowers at court by Sophia Reeve ( Book )
Catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of drawings and pictures, the property of William Roscoe, Esq. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Winstanley by William Roscoe ( Book )
William Roscoe : a memoir by Godfrey W Mathews ( Book )
The Roscoe papers material relating to the United States in the Roscoe manuscript collections at the Picton Library, Liverpool ( Book )
Some remarks on a communication from Wm. Roscoe to the Duke of Gloucester dated March 10, 1809 as stated in the appendix of the third report of the African Institution, respectfully submitted to the Duke by George Harrison ( Book )
Catalogue of the very select and valuable library of William Roscoe, esq. : Which will be sold at auction ( Book )
Catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of prints, books of prints, &c., the property of William Roscoe, Esq. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Winstanley by William Roscoe ( Book )
A final appeal to the literary public, relative to Pope, in reply to certain observations of Mr. Roscoe, in his edition of that poet's works To which are added, some remarks on Lord Byron's conversations, as far as they relate to the same subject and the author. In letters to a literary friend. By the Rev. Wm. L. Bowles by William Lisle Bowles ( Book )
William Roscoe : his early ideals and influence by Graham Murphy ( Book )
Catalogue of the Roscoe centenary exhibition held in the exhibition hall of the Public Library, Liverpool, June 30th to July 18th, 1931 by Liverpool (England) ( Book )
William Roscoe, botanist by H Stansfield ( Book )

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Most widely held works by William Roscoe

The life and pontificate of Leo the Tenth by William Roscoe ( Book )
91 editions published between 1805 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 635 libraries worldwide

The life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent by William Roscoe ( Book )
101 editions published between 1795 and 2010 in English and Italian and held by 587 libraries worldwide

The butterfly's ball and the grasshopper's feast by William Roscoe ( Book )
52 editions published between 1806 and 2007 in English and held by 335 libraries worldwide
On a whimsical impulse, children, animals, and insects gather to celebrate the evening with music, amusements, and food.

Observations on penal jurisprudence and the reformation of criminals with an appendix, containing the latest reports of the state-prisons or penitentiaries of Philadelphia, New-York, and Massachusetts, and other documents by William Roscoe ( Book )
7 editions published in 1819 in English and held by 283 libraries worldwide

Considerations on the causes, objects and consequences of the present war and on the expediency, or the danger of peace with France by William Roscoe ( Book )
22 editions published between 1808 and 1987 in English and held by 227 libraries worldwide

Letter on the penitentiary system of Pennsylvania addressed to William Roscoe, Esquire, of Toxteth Park, near Liverpool by Roberts Vaux ( Book )
5 editions published in 1827 in English and held by 218 libraries worldwide

A brief statement of the causes which have led to the abandonment of the celebrated system of penitentiary discipline, in some of the United States of America in a letter to the Hon. Stephen Allen, of New-York by William Roscoe ( Book )
4 editions published in 1827 in English and held by 212 libraries worldwide

A letter to Henry Brougham, Esq. M.P. on the subject of reform in the representation of the people in Parliament by William Roscoe ( Book )
9 editions published in 1811 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide

Observations on penitentiary discipline addressed to William Roscoe, Esq., of Liverpool, England by Stephen Allen ( Book )
4 editions published in 1827 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide

An examination of the remarks on the report of the commissioners, appointed by the Legislature of New York, on the 12th of April, 1824, to visit the state prisons at New York and Auburn, and the act proposed for regulating the same by Stephen Allen ( Book )
2 editions published in 1826 in English and held by 185 libraries worldwide

Observations on penal jurisprudence, and the reformation of criminals Part III, containing further remarks on the opinions of the Edinburgh reviewers, on the Society for Prison Discipline, on the General Penitentiary at Milbank, and on the state prisons in America : being an attempt to demonstrate the necessity of adopting an improved system of criminal jurisprudence : with an appendix, containing the latest reports of the state prisons at New-York, &c by William Roscoe ( Book )
3 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 183 libraries worldwide

Observations on penal jurisprudence and the reformation of criminals by William Roscoe ( Book )
4 editions published between 1819 and 1825 in English and held by 163 libraries worldwide

Thoughts on the causes of the present failures by William Roscoe ( Book )
27 editions published between 1793 and 2005 in English and held by 144 libraries worldwide

A handlist of manuscripts in the library of the Earl of Leicester at Holkham Hall : abstracted from the catalogues of William Roscoe and Frederic Madden by Earls of Leicester ( Book )
3 editions published in 1932 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide

The nurse a poem by Luigi Tansillo ( Book )
20 editions published between 1798 and 1804 in English and held by 129 libraries worldwide

Considerations on the causes, objects and consequences of the present war, and on the expediency, or the danger of peace with France by William Roscoe ( Book )
16 editions published in 1808 in English and held by 120 libraries worldwide

A scriptural refutation of a pamphlet, lately published by the Rev. Raymund Harris intitled, "Scriptural researches on the licitness of the slave trade" : in four letters from the author to a friend by William Roscoe ( Book )
12 editions published in 1788 in English and held by 112 libraries worldwide

Occasional tracts relative to the war between Great Britain and France written and published at different periods, from the year 1793, including Brief observations on the address to His Majesty, proposed by Earl Grey, in the House of Lords, June 13, 1810 by William Roscoe ( Book )
6 editions published in 1810 in English and held by 99 libraries worldwide

The pleasures of hope with other poems by Thomas Campbell ( Book )
11 editions published in 1800 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide

The life of Lorenzo de' Medici called the magnificent. By William Roscoe by William Roscoe ( Book )
20 editions published between 1795 and 1800 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide

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The life and pontificate of Leo the Tenth

Alternative Names

Author of The butterfly's ball, 1753-1831

Author of The wrongs of Africa, 1753-1831

Butterfly's ball, Author of, 1753-1831

Roscoe, Guglielmo, 1753-1831

Roscoe, Wilhelm

Roscoe, Wilhelm, 1753-1831

Roscoe, William

Wrongs of Africa, Author of the, 1753-1831

Languages

English (1,362)
Undetermined (236)
German (64)
Italian (50)
French (40)
Latin (5)
Dutch (3)
Swedish (2)
Greek, Modern (2)
Multiple languages (2)
No Linguistic content (1)

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The butterfly's ball and the grasshopper's feast