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  • Arbuthnotiana

    The Story of the St. Alb-ns Ghost

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    In "Arbuthnotiana," John Arbuthnot combines sharp wit with profound social commentary, creating a rich tapestry of satire and reflection on early 18th-century society. This collection encompasses a myriad of topics, from the follies of human nature to astute observations on politics and medicine, all rendered in Arbuthnot's distinctive prose style that blends humor and intellectual rigor. Each ... Read more

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  • Three Hours after Marriage

    by John Arbuthnot, John Gay ...
    The play centers around the newlywed couple, Sir John Brute and Lady Brute. Sir John, characterized as a boorish and unfaithful husband, struggles with the responsibilities of married life, while Lady Brute navigates the challenges of her union with a man whose lack of affection and respect creates tension in their relationship. The narrative unfolds within the framework of a three-hour period ... Read more

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  • The History of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    This is which fixed The name and character of John Bull on The English people. Though in one part of The story he is thin and long nosed, as a result of trouble, generally he is suggested to us as “ruddy and plump, with a pair of cheeks like a trumpeter,” an honest tradesman, simple and straightforward, easily cheated; but when he takes his affairs into his own hands, acting with good plain sense, ... Read more

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  • The History of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    "The History of John Bull" is a satirical work by John Arbuthnot that explores the character of John Bull, a personification of England. Through a series of humorous and engaging narratives, Arbuthnot critiques the political and social issues of his time, using John Bull as a lens to examine national identity and the complexities of British society. The book cleverly intertwines humor with ... Read more

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  • The History of John Bull

    Enriched edition.

    by John Arbuthnot, Darren Fox ...
    In "The History of John Bull," John Arbuthnot evokes the spirit of early 18th-century Britain through a satirical lens, crafting a narrative that deftly intertwines political commentary and social critique. The book chronicles the persona of John Bull, a quintessential Englishman, representing the nation's character, virtues, and follies amidst the tumult of national affairs. Employing a blend of ... Read more

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  • The Satire Compendium: 70 Must-Reads

    A 70-Work Anthology of Comic Dissent, Social Critique, and Satirical Tradition

    by Molière, St. John Hankin, Elizabeth F. Guptill, Petronius Arbiter, Anthony Trollope, Kenneth Grahame, Thomas Carlyle, George Gibbs, Richard Head, Francis Kirkman, Herman Melville, Maria Edgeworth, Marietta Holley, Anatole France, Nelson Lloyd, Voltaire, Samuel Brunt, Archibald Marshal, Gilbert Knox, H. H. Sir Bashford, P. G. Wodehouse, Susan Fenimore Cooper, Thomas Love Peacock, William Carlos Williams, Terry Southern, Hilaire Belloc, Iris Barry, C. M. Westmacott, Desiderius Erasmus, I. J. Potter, Montague Glass, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Elkanah Settle, Samuel Pordage, Bernard Mandeville, James Thomson, G. W. Foote, Marie Corelli, William Herman, Mark Twain, Ingersoll Lockwood, Jonathan Swift, T. Smollett, Thomas Mann, H. G. Wells, Bertram Gayton, George S. Schuyler, Eugen Richter, Walter Harte, Aristophanes, Bill Nye, John Arbuthnot, Thomas Bridges, James Bramston, Ambrose Bierce, Franklin P. Adams, John Hervey Baron Hervey, An M. D., Frank Chapman Bliss ...
    The Satire Compendium: 70 Must-Reads maps satire's remarkable durability from classical invective and Roman social comedy to Enlightenment irony, Victorian caricature, modernist experiment, and twentieth-century absurdism. Its selections traverse dramatic farce, mock-heroic prose, utopian fantasy, political allegory, comic essay, parody, and epigrammatic wit. Canonical assaults on hypocrisy, ... Read more

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  • The History Of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    "The History of John Bull" become written with the aid of the Scottish health practitioner and writer John Arbuthnot in 1712. It is a humorous allegory. As an allegorical story, the story makes use of characters that don't look like people to represent political players and events within the early 18th century. John Bull, who stands for English people, is shown as a success and sincere businessman ... Read more

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  • History Of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    The novel is an allegory presented through animals regarding the political affairs of its period. It is a commentary on the state of affairs of the common man and elite. Regarded as an account of history rather than an allegory by the author the book is a factual record of the England at a time when it was locked in war with its neighbours. ... Read more

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  • History of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    This is the book which fixed the name and character of John Bull on the English people. Though in one part of the story he is thin and long nosed, as a result of trouble, generally he is suggested to us as “ruddy and plump, with a pair of cheeks like a trumpeter, ” an honest tradesman, simple and straightforward, easily cheated; but when he takes his affairs into his own hands, acting with good ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The History of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    According to Wikipedia: "John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr. Arbuthnot, (baptised April 29, 1667 February 27, 1735), was a physician, satirist and polymath in London. He is best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, his membership in the Scriblerus Club (where he inspired both Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels book III and Alexander Pope's Peri Bathous, Or the Art of Sinking in ... Read more

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  • The History of John Bull

    by John Arbuthnot ...
    This is the book which fixed the name and character of John Bull on the English people. Though in one part of the story he is thin and long nosed, as a result of trouble, generally he is suggested to us as ruddy and plump, with a pair of cheeks like a trumpeter, an honest tradesman, simple and straightforward, easily cheated; but when he takes his affairs into his own hands, acting with good plain ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The History of John Bull

    Enriched edition. A Humorous Journey Through 18th-Century England's Political Landscape

    by John Arbuthnot, Caleb Bradford ...
    In "The History of John Bull," John Arbuthnot crafts a satirical narrative that explores the quintessential British character of John Bull, a figure emblematic of national identity and social commentary. Published in the early 18th century, the work employs a blend of witty allegory and sharp political critique, mirroring the era's precarious sociopolitical climate. Arbuthnot's literary style is ... Read more

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