The Rebellion of the Beasts; Or, The Ass is Dead! Long Live the Ass!!

TitleThe Rebellion of the Beasts; Or, The Ass is Dead! Long Live the Ass!!
Year for Search1825
Authors[Beverley], [Robert Mackenzie](1798-1868)
Tertiary Authors[Leigh Hunt], [James Henry](1784-1859) supposed author, Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, [pseud.], and Hunt, Leigh
Date Published1825
PublisherJ. & H. L. Hunt
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Anti-monarchical satire in which animals successfully revolt against human domination.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. with Leigh Hunt as the author Chicago, IL: Wicker Park Press, 2004.

Info Notes

The "Introduction" (vii-xv) to the Wicker Park Press edition by Douglas A. Anderson, which is supposed to demonstrate Leigh Hunt's authorship, shows that there is little evidence for it. For the new attribution, see Ian McKee, “Authorship of a ‘Leigh Hunt?’ Satire.” Notes and Queries, ns. 66.2 (June 2019): 278-82.

Pseudonym

By a Late Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

C, PSt

Author Note

(1798-1868)

Full Text

1825 [Beverley, Robert Mackenzie] (1798-1868). The Rebellion of the Beasts; Or, The Ass is Dead! Long Live the Ass!! By a Late Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge [pseud.]. London: J. & H. L. Hunt. Rpt. with Leigh Hunt as the author Chicago, IL: Wicker Park Press, 2004. The “Introduction” (vii-xv) to the Wicker Park Press edition by Douglas A. Anderson, which is supposed to demonstrate Leigh Hunt’s authorship, shows that there is little evidence for it. For the new attribution, see Ian McKee, “Authorship of a ‘Leigh Hunt?’ Satire.” Notes and Queries, ns. 66.2 (June 2019): 278-82. C, PSt

Anti-monarchical satire in which animals successfully revolt against human domination.