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The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque : a critical edition for readers of Jane Austen

Title
  1. The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque : a critical edition for readers of Jane Austen / by William Combe ; with illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson and others ; edited by Ben Wiebracht [and 16 others].
Published by
  1. [Williamsburg, Va.] : Pixelia Publishing, [2024]
  2. ©2024
Author
  1. Combe, William, 1742-1823

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Additional authors
  1. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
  2. Wiebracht, Ben
Description
  1. xlii, 373 pages : illustrations (some color), color map; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "This edition offers an array of critical resources that put The Tour of Doctor Syntax and its most famous reader in conversation. These include a Biographical Essay on William Combe, a Contextual Essay on the picturesque, and abundant notes on the text, many of which draw direct connections between the poem and Austen's life and work. All thirty-one of Thomas Rowlandson's celebrated aquatints are included in this volume as well."--Page 4 of cover.
Series statement
  1. Forgotten contemporaries of Jane Austen ; volume II
Alternative title
  1. Tour of Doctor Syntax
  2. Tour, in search of the picturesque
Subject
  1. Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Contemporaries
  2. Humorous poetry, English -- 19th century
  3. Picturesque, The, in literature
  4. Poésie humoristique anglaise -- 19e siècle
  5. Pittoresque dans la littérature
  6. England -- Description and travel -- Humor
  7. Angleterre -- Descriptions et voyages -- Humour
Genre/Form
  1. Humorous poetry.
  2. Poésie humoristique.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Caption title on page 4: A tour, in search of the picturesque / by the Reverend Doctor Syntax.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-370) and index.