The Rebellion of the Beasts; Or, The Ass is Dead! Long Live the Ass!!
Title | The Rebellion of the Beasts; Or, The Ass is Dead! Long Live the Ass!! |
Year for Search | 1825 |
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 Published | 1825 |
Publisher | J. & H. L. Hunt |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | English 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. |