The English Comic Characters

Priestley, J. B.
Publication Date 1925
Publisher Bodley Head
Binding Hardback
Condition Good+, sound copy
SKU 22911
Notes Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine is tanned to spine but otherwise clean. Rubbed to corners and somewhat softened and worn to spine ends.

Description

Hardback. 276pp. First edition. Analysis of comic characters including Bottom from A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Falstaff,Touchstone from As You Like It, the Illyrians from Twelfth Night including Malvolio and Sir Toby Belch, Parson Andrews from Henry Fielding’s Joseph Andrews, the brothers Shandy from Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy, Mr Collins, Prince Seithenyn from The Misfortunes of Elphin by Thomas Love Peacock, Mr Micawber from David Copperfield, Sam Weller from Pickwick Papers.
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