{"product_id":"anecdotes-observations-and-characters-of-books-and-men-collected-from-the-conversation-of-mr-pope-and-other-eminent-persons-of-his-time-paperback-9781108074582","title":"Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men; Collected from the Conversation of Mr Pope, and Other Eminent Persons of his Time (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108074582","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAnecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCollected from the Conversation of Mr Pope, and Other Eminent Persons of his Time\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis compilation by Joseph Spence of anecdotes, aphorisms and biographical details about Alexander Pope was not published until 1820.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Spence (Author), Samuel Weller Singer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108074582, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e548 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.9 x 3.4 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJoseph Spence (1699–1768) was ordained after graduating from Oxford, and having made the acquaintance of Alexander Pope, was helped by him to the professorship of poetry at Oxford, which he held for ten years from 1728. At the same time (and while holding the living of Birchanger in Essex) he began the first of several extended European journeys, accompanying nobility on the Grand Tour. He had published various literary works before his death in 1768, but left a number of manuscripts to be published at the discretion of his executors. They decided to take no action, but these anecdotes of Alexander Pope and his contemporaries came into the possession of a bookseller called Carpenter, who had them edited, and published them, prefaced with a life of Spence, in 1820. This is a fascinating compilation of anecdotes, aphorisms and biographical details about the most famous poet of his age.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Life of the author\u003cbr\u003e 1. 1728–30\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1730–2\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1732–3\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1734–6\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1737–9\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1740–1\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1742–3\u003cbr\u003e 8. 1743–4\u003cbr\u003e Supplemental anecdotes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix of letters\u003cbr\u003e Index to the letters\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005558771992,"sku":"9781108074582","price":36.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108074582i.jpg?v=1696751508","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/anecdotes-observations-and-characters-of-books-and-men-collected-from-the-conversation-of-mr-pope-and-other-eminent-persons-of-his-time-paperback-9781108074582","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}