The Diverting History of John Gilpin The Diverting History of John Gilpin

The Diverting History of John Gilpin

William Cowper

Descrizione dell’editore

The story of Diverting History of John Gilpin is a comic ballad by William Cowper about John Gilpin, written in 1782. The ballad concerns a draper called John Gilpin who rides a runaway horse. Cowper heard the story from Lady Anna Austen at a time of severe depression, and it cheered him up so much that he put it into verse. It was very popular, to the extent that pirate together with Gilpin toys.

GENERE
Narrativa e letteratura
PUBBLICATO
1878
1 gennaio
LINGUA
EN
Inglese
PAGINE
7
EDITORE
Public Domain
DIMENSIONE
820,4
KB

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