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Apr 9, 2022 · How Did Murray Become the Father of English Grammar? In the 1790s, teachers from a new school for Quaker girls asked Murray to create a “grammar”—a grammar book—for their students. Murray obliged and published English Grammar in 1795, followed by an abridged version and then a set of exercises.
Lindley Murray (1745 – 16 February 1826) was an American Quaker lawyer, writer, and grammarian, best known for his English-language grammar books used in schools in England and the United States. Murray practised law in New York.
Jun 24, 2013 · Andy Murray has spoken publicly for the first time about narrowly escaping the Dunblane massacre, and said he hoped his success has helped the town to recover from the tragedy.
When asked by friends to create a grammar for use in a girls’ school, he responded with his English Grammar, which became one of the most successful grammar texts ever produced. This work was followed by his English Reader (1799), an anthology of extracts from English literature for use in schools, and English Spelling Book (1804).
Oct 1, 2013 · The grammarian’s own namesake school didn’t fare as well: Established in 1870, the Lindley Murray Elementary School in Lebanon, Pa., closed some years ago.
Jun 6, 2009 · Old School Emulation; ... English grammar Bookreader Item Preview ... English grammar by Murray, Lindley, 1745-1826. Publication date 1843 Topics
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Jan 2, 2014 · First published in 1795 and reissued here in its 1830 forty-fourth edition, English Grammar became the definitive textbook on the subject in the early nineteenth century. Murray divides the...
