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Title: |
The History of Pompey the Little |
| Sub-title: |
Or, The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog |
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| By (author): |
Francis Coventry Edited by: Nicholas Hudson |
| ISBN10-13: |
1551117347 : 9781551117348 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
276 |
| Weight: |
.390 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - August 2008 |
| List Price: |
30.75 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
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| Pompey the Little, the canine narrator of this story, is a uniquely observant and witty guide to eighteenth-century culture, both high and low. In the course of the novel Pompey is passed from owner to owner, offering a panoramic vision of English and European societies in the period. Written with sparkling irony, The History of Pompey the Little is an important example of an â it-narrative,â or a narrative written from a non-human perspective; this genre allows the novelist to move between levels of society and to observe human behaviour from an outsiderâ s perspective. The rich selection of historical documents in the appendices to this Broadview edition includes a similar narrative told by a cat, along with other writings on eighteenth-century attitudes towards animals. |
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