The first of April; or, The triumphs of folly

Name: The first of April; or, The triumphs of folly
Author: William Combe

by William Combe

Chapters

Details

Full title

The first of April; or, The triumphs of folly A poem dedicated to a celebrated duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad.

Language

Duration

Loading book content...

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Release date

2006-08-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

English poetry -- 18th century

About the author

William Combe

1742–1823

Best remembered for creating the comic wanderer Dr. Syntax, this lively English writer turned satire, travel spoof, and social observation into hugely popular reading. His career was colorful and often chaotic, and that mix of wit and instability runs through much of his work.

View all books