Trusler, John, 1735-1820

John Trusler (1735-1820), Church of England clergyman and author, published many works on a wide variety of topics, including medicine, farming, history, politeness, law, theology, travel, and gardening. In addition to a collaboration with William Hogarth's widow to supply commentaries of Hogarth's prints for the work Hogarth Moralized (1768), he also published Principles of Politeness in 1775, an abridged version of Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son; and an abridged version of Thomas Stackhouse's biblical history for the use of schools titled A Compendium of Sacred History (1797). He also wrote several conduct and self-help manuals, including The Way to be Rich and Respectable, Addressed to Men of Small Fortune (1775); and a range of almanacs, guidebooks, and manuals. He is credited with publishing the first thesaurus to the English language, titled The Distinction between Words Esteemed Synonymous (1766). In 1806, he published the first part of his Memoirs, but, having changed his mind, tried to suppress it by destroying all the copies that he could find.

From the description of Memoirs, part 2, circa 1810. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702184362