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Bowdler, Thomas

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An English physician; edited expurgated editions of Shakespeare and Gibbon in the interest of moral purity; added in consequence a new term to the English language, Bowdlerism (1754-1825).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bowdler, Thomas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bowdler-thomas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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