Francis Coventry (1725-1754?), The History of Pompey the Little (1751). Kessinger, 2010. Courtesy Amazon.com.
Francis Coventry (1725-1754?) was an English poet, novelist, and cleric, best known for The History of Pompey the Little.
Life[]
Coventry was a native of Cambridgeshire.[1]
He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he earned a B.A. in 1748 and an M.A. in 1752.[1]
He was appointed by his kinsman George Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry, to the perpetual curacy of Edgware.[1]
He died of smallpox at Whitchurch.[1]
Writing[]
Coventry was the author of:
- Penshurst, a poem, inscribed to William Perry, esq., and the Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, 1750, reprinted in vol. iv. of Dodsley's Miscellanies;
- the 15th number of the World, 12 April 1753, containing Strictures on the Absurd Novelties introduced in Gardening;
- the satirical romance and roman à clef, Pompey the Little; or. The adventures of a lapdog, 1751 (5th ed. 1773), which Lady Mary Wortley Montagu preferred to Peregrine Pickle. Several characters in it were intended for ladies well known in contemporary society.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Penshurst: A poem. London: R. Dodsley, 1750.
Novel[]
- The History of Pompey the little; or, The life and adventures of a lap-dog. London: Harrison, 1785; London: F.C. & J. Rivington, 1810, 1820; London: Oxford University Press, 1974; New York: Garland, 1974; Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Rivington, 2019.
The History of Pompey the Little Full Audiobook by Francis COVENTRY by General Fiction, Satire
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See also[]
References[]
Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887) "Coventry, Francis" Dictionary of National Biography 12 London: Smith, Elder, p. 357 . Wikisource, Web, Apr. 4, 2020.
Notes[]
External links[]
- Poems
- Books
- Francis Coventry at Amazon.com
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain, the Dictionary of National Biography (edited by Leslie Stephen & Sidney Lee). London: Smith, Elder, 1885-1900. Original article is at: Coventry, Francis
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