A Short Account of the School, in Kingswood, Near Bristol.

[Wesley (John)]

A Short Account of the School, in Kingswood, Near Bristol.

Description: a bit browned, pp. 12, 12mo,[together with15:51:] Directions concerning Pronunciation and Gesture. Bristol: Printed by William Pine, 1770, slightly browned, pp. 12, 12mo, both disbound

Publication Details: Bristol: Printed by William Pine, 1768

Notes: The Kingswood Schhol, the oldest Methodist school in the world, was founded by Wesley in 1748. An 8-page Short Account was published in 1749. This is a detailed account of the curriculum and the daily routine: the former was thorough and intense, the latter strict, austere, and long, with no play allowed, for 'he that plays when he is a Child, will play when he is a Man.' The result, claims Wesley, is that 'whoever goes through this Course, will be a better scholar than nine in ten of the Graduates at Oxford or Cambridge.'Directions concerning Pronunciation and Gesture was also first publishe...moreThe Kingswood Schhol, the oldest Methodist school in the world, was founded by Wesley in 1748. An 8-page Short Account was published in 1749. This is a detailed account of the curriculum and the daily routine: the former was thorough and intense, the latter strict, austere, and long, with no play allowed, for 'he that plays when he is a Child, will play when he is a Man.' The result, claims Wesley, is that 'whoever goes through this Course, will be a better scholar than nine in ten of the Graduates at Oxford or Cambridge.'Directions concerning Pronunciation and Gesture was also first published in 1749, and it too exhibits a rigourous schooling. Both pamphlets are very scarce. HIDE

Bibliography: (Baker 127; ESTC T16600: Baker 125; ESTC T16534)