Comic Tales And Lyrical Fancies: Including The Chessiad, A Mock-Heroic In Five Cantos; And The Wreath Of Love In Four Cantos

by Charles Dibdin and Charles 1768-1833 Dibdin

Book Overview

Comic Tales and Lyrical Fancies is a collection of humorous and poetic works by Charles Dibdin. The book includes The Chessiad, a mock-heroic poem divided into five cantos, which satirizes the game of chess and its players. The Wreath of Love, another poem in the collection, is divided into four cantos and tells the story of a young man's search for love. Along with these longer works, the book also includes a variety of shorter comic tales and lyrical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163094609
• ISBN13: 9781163094600
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"