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Benjamin Humphrey Smart was an elocutionist and grammarian. He became an elocution teacher in London and a publisher. He published a Shakespeare anthology but most of his publications were educational works on the English language. In 1850 he was elected to the Athenaeum as "the author of several works on metaphysics and grammar" - one of his proposers was the scientist Michael Faraday.
Benjamin Humphrey Smart was an elocutionist and grammarian. He became an elocution teacher in London and a publisher. He published a Shakespeare anthology but most of his publications were educational works on the English language. In 1850 he was elected to the Athenaeum as "the author of several works on metaphysics and grammar" - one of his proposers was the scientist Michael Faraday.
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| Title: | Letter from Benjamin Humphrey Smart |
|---|---|
| Description: | B. H. Smart writes to Sampson Low to thank him for the copy of Worcester's Dictionary he has received. It appears this has come to him via the publisher from Joseph Emerson Worcester and Smart asks for confirmation of the author's address in America in order to send him thanks. |
| Address: | 37 Wyndham Street, W. |
| Letter dated: | 14-02-1860 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Request to forward an item to another client |
| Key works mentioned: | Worcester's Dictionary |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © clipartqueen.com |
| Identifier: | SL_168 |
