Walker, John, 1732-1807
Walker, John
John Walker English actor, philologist and lexicographer, born 1732
Walker, John, anglist
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4xx's: Alternate Name Forms (32)
Works
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The alphabet, or, The child's first book : with a catechism of Walker's pronunciation of the letters. | |
A Critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language | |
Elements of elocution, 1781 | |
Elements of Elocution : In which the principles of reading and speaking are investigated; and such pauses, emphasis, and inflexious of voice, as are suitable to every variety of sentence, are distinctly pointed out and explained; with directions for strengthening and modulating the voice, so as to render it varied, forcible, and harmonious. To which is added, a complete system of the passions, showing how they affect the countenance, tone of voice, and gesture of the body, exemplified by a copious selection of the most striking passages of Shakespeare. The whole illustrated by copper-plates, explaining the nature of accent, emphasis; inflexion, and cadence. The second edition; with alterations and additions. By John Walker, author of the critical pronouncing dictionary, &c | |
English classics abridged : being select works of Addison, Pope and Milton, adapted to the perufal of youth, of both sexes at school... | |
Hints for improvement in the art of reading By J. Walker ... | |
A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek Latin and scripture proper names. | |
Leerboek der uitspraak van het Engelsch | |
Lessons in elocution: or, A selection of pieces, in prose and verse for the improvement of youth in reading and speaking | |
Letters to and from Eminent Persons | |
A map ancient and modern of the Peloponnesus and a part of Northern Greece | |
The melody of speaking : 1787. | |
Murray's English reader: or, Pieces in prose and poetry, selected from the best writers ... With a few preliminary observations on the principles of good reading, improved by the addition of a concordant and synonymising vocabulary ... divided, defined, and pronounced according to the principles of John Walker ... Walker's pronouncing key, which governs the vocabulary, is prefixed to this work. | |
A rhetorical grammar: in which the common improprieties in reading and speaking are detected, and the true sources of elegant pronunciation are pointed out..., 1812: | |
A Rhetorical grammar : or course of lessons in elocution | |
The rhyming dictionary of the English language : in which the whole language is arranged according to its terminations : with an index of allowable rhymes | |
A selection of curious articles from the Gentleman's Magazine : in 4 volumes. | |
Walker's rhyming dictionary |