Author: Straus, Ralph
Title: Robert Dodsley: Poet, Publisher & Playwright
Description: New York, Burt Franklin, (1968). orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xiv,407,(12)pp, Series: Burt Franklin: Research & Source Works series, 305.. 12pp illustrations.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ A facsimile reprint of the 1910 edition. The bibliography runs 72 pages. Contents: Birth & Early Years to 1735; At Tully's Head, 1735-1739; Theatrical Work, 1737-1749; Some Publications & their Authors, 1741-1747; Dodsley & Dr. Johnson; Dodsley's Band of Poets & the Collection of Poems; Dodsley, Gray & Horace Walpole; The Oeconomy of Human Life; 'The World'; The Production of Cleone: Dodsley & Garrick; At the Time of Retirement: Burke, Goldsmith & Sterne; Dodsley & the Trade, Dodsley's Fables; Last Days; Appendices.

Keywords: English Literature, Literary Biography, History, Criticism, Robert Dodsley, Poets Poetry, Publishers, England, Publishing