The English Comic Characters
Priestley, J. B.
Publication Date |
1925 |
Publisher |
Bodley Head |
Binding |
Hardback |
Condition |
Good+, sound copy |
SKU |
22911 |
Notes |
Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine is tanned to spine but otherwise clean. Rubbed to corners and somewhat softened and worn to spine ends. |
Description
Hardback. 276pp. First edition. Analysis of comic characters including Bottom from A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Falstaff,Touchstone from As You Like It, the Illyrians from Twelfth Night including Malvolio and Sir Toby Belch, Parson Andrews from Henry Fielding’s Joseph Andrews, the brothers Shandy from Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy, Mr Collins, Prince Seithenyn from The Misfortunes of Elphin by Thomas Love Peacock, Mr Micawber from David Copperfield, Sam Weller from Pickwick Papers.
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