The works of Peter Pindar
by Pindar, Peter [pseud. of John Wolcot]
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London: printed for John Walker, no. 44, Paternoster Row, 1794. 4 volumes, 8vo, pp. [2], 444, [8]; 487, [7]; 423 [7]; [2], 500, [8]; engraved title pages in each, frontispiece portrait of Peter Pindar, Esq. in volume 1; contemporary full speckled calf, gilt-decorated spines laid out in 6 compartments, morocco labels and numbering pieces in 2; joints cracked, but holding, front free endpaper excised from volume I, all volumes lightly rubbed; a good, sound set, or better. Includes 41 works by the satirist, written under the pseudonym of Peter Pindar, including Bozzy and Piozzi, a Town Ecologue, and A Congratulatory Epistle to James Boswell. Wolcot (1738-1819) trained as a doctor, took Holy Orders, dropped his ecclesial career, returned to medicine, and then went on to become one of the most effective satirists of the late 18th century. A subsequent volume was published in 1801. NCBEL II, col. 695.
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- Title
- The works of Peter Pindar
- Author
- Pindar, Peter [pseud. of John Wolcot]
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- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- printed for John Walker, no. 44, Paternoster Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
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