The Poet and the Publisher: The Case of Alexander Pope, Esq., of Twickenham Versus Edmund Curll, Bookseller in Grub Street

by Pat Rogers

Book Overview

"Drawing on deep familiarity with the period and its personalities, Rogers has given us a witty and richly detailed account of the ongoing war between the greatest poet of the eighteenth century and its most scandalous publisher."--Leo Damrosch, author of The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age

"What sets Rogers's history apart is his ability to combine fastidious research with lucid, unpretentious prose...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789144167
• ISBN13: 9781789144161
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"