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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. "A unique source book of essential documents designed for courses on Early Modern English. Wide range of pedagogic features providing full guidance to each text. Representative coverage of a variety of genres, styles and regional types of 'ordinary' language.".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A few creases at edges of front cover. Spine not creased. 245 x 170 mm. xvi, 352 pp. Brings together more than 60 non-literary texts from the early modern period, ranging from witnesses' depositions to churchwardens' accounts, and from letters and journals to constables' presentments and scurrilous abuse shouted in the market place. The texts come from a number of areas, including England, Scotland and America, and each is accompanied by notes and suggested topics for linguistic investigation. Reproductions of some of the manuscripts are provided. Book.…