William Combe
William Combe was a British miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed chiefly within the "rules" of the King's Bench Prison. He is chiefly remembered as the author of The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax, a comic poem, illustrated by artist Thomas Rowlandson's colour plates, that satirised William Gilpin. Combe also wrote a series of imaginary letters, supposed to have been written by the second, or "wicked" Lord Lyttelton. Of a similar kind were his letters between Swift and "Stella". He also wrote the letterpress for various illustrated books, and was a general hack.
The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax. A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours.
"The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax" is a poem written in the early 19th century. It follows the titular ...
By William Combe
An Heroic Epistle to the Right Honourable the Lord Craven (3rd Ed.)
"An Heroic Epistle to the Right Honourable the Lord Craven (3rd Ed.)" by Combe is a satirical poem written in the late 18th century. This work fits in...
By William Combe
The first of April; $b or, The triumphs of folly A poem dedicated to a celebrated duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad.
"The First of April; or, The Triumphs of Folly" by William Combe is a satirical poem written in the late 18th century. The book creatively explores th...
By William Combe