THE RAPE OF THE LOCK: An Heroi - Comical Poem in Five Canto's
by Pope, Alexander
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
MacDonald, 1925. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Quarter Navy blue cloth and teal paper covered boards, with gilt spine lettering. Frontis. 59 pages, with Hugh MacDonald's Notes at end. Illustrated. Limited/numbered: 605/725.
Printed at the Chiswick Press.
Synopsis
Alexander Pope was born on May 21, 1688. He was brought up a Roman Catholic at a time where the laws of England were prejudicial towards Catholics. He suffered tuberculosis as a child and as a consequence never grew taller than 4'6'. He first published The Rape of the Lock when he was twenty-three years old in 1712. Its success made him a celebrity in polite society. He later added to it in 1714 and 1717. It was written to reconcile two families who had fallen out over a similar incident where a Lord Petre had cut off a lock of hair from Arabella Fermor's head. Pope went on to translate the works of Homer and produce The Dunciad and An Essay on Man . He died on May 30, 1744.
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- Bookseller
- Waugh Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6723
- Title
- THE RAPE OF THE LOCK: An Heroi - Comical Poem in Five Canto's
- Author
- Pope, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
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Frederick Etchells and Hugh
MacDonald - Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
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