1799 Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding

A lovely edition of Butler's poem 'In three parts', complete in two volumes.

Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume, eight plates to volume I, and eight plates to volume II. These are the work of William Hogarth, the celebrated painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer.

Collated, complete.

Edited by Zachary Grey, an English priest, controversialist, and conservative spokesman for the Church of England.

The poem tells the story of Sir Hudibras, a knight who is a fanatic for the Cromwellian cause, and his squire, Ralpho. The poem follows their adventures as they try to impose their strict moral and religious values on the people around them, often with disastrous and comical results.

Rebacked, retaining the original calf boards, and marbled endpaper. Hinges reinforced. Reference library stamp of the Bedford Modern School to a front blank of volume I, with no further stamps.

Written in a mock-heroic style, Butler's poem is a critique of the Puritanism that was prevalent in England during the mid-seventeenth century.