| The History of Pompey the Little or the Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog: Or the Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog Contributor(s): Coventry, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367111195 ISBN-13: 9780367111199 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $138.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - History | Modern - 18th Century - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 823.5 |
| Series: Routledge Revivals |
| Physical Information: 222 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1974, this volume of The History of Pompey the Little includes a critical introduction and a biographical sketch of the author based on new material from unpublished documents, together with explanatory notes for the novel's many classical and contemporary allusions. Francis Coventry's The History of Pompey the Little was the talk of London in 1751; it continued to captivate readers throughout the century. Satirizing notable persons and events of its day, it startled the public by having as its 'hero' a Bologna lapdog, and created a new and popular form in English fiction - the 'spy'-novel with a non-human observer. |
