A key to polite literature
Also known as A Key to Polite Literature, or Compendious Dictionary of Fabulous History: Containing the Characters and Principal Actions Ascribed to the Heathen Deities and Heroes
Author not recorded
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
[232] p. 15 cm
Provenance
Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.
Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the subject metadata.
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- “Mythology”· via The Online Books Page
- “Mythology”· via Open Library
- “Mythology”· in subject
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Editions
One edition cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan 6th edition; London: Printed for J. Walker et al., 1802 | 1802 | London, Printed for J. Walker [etc.]; Printed for J. Walker [etc.] | English | — | Public |
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Identifiers & provenance
How this record was assembled, and the authority identifiers it carries.
Identifiers
- Open Library work
- Internet Archive
- HathiTrust
Cataloged from
- Internet Archivekeytopoliteliter00lond (opens in a new tab)
- The Online Books Pageolbp78598 (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL15667272W (opens in a new tab)
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Cataloging notes
- Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
- Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Scanner: scribe1.capitolhill.archive.org
- Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PN56.5 .H45 K498 1802
- The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 6th edition; London: Printed for J. Walker et al., 1802
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL15667272W
- Edition coverage
- Multi source partial
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