The man in the moon &c. &c. &c. : with fifteen cuts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hone, William, 1780-1842, author, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Politics and government--1800-1837.

Great Britain.

Political satire, English.

Genre:

Humor.

Verse satire.

Publishers' advertisements.

Physical Description:

[24] pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by and for William Hone ..., 1820.

Contents:

The man in the moon, a speech from the throne, to the senate of Lunataria in the moon

A political Christmas carol, set to music, to be chaunted or sung throughout the United Kingdom and the dominions beyond the seas, by all persons thereunto especially moved

The doctor : a parody / by .. George Canning, M.P.

Notes:

Satirical attacks on the Prince Regent (George IV), Lord Castlereagh, George Canning, and Lord Sidmouth; see A. Bowden, William Hone's political journalism, 1815-1821, pages 296-307.

"But while claiming the contents of the volume, I except the Man in the Moon; though the Carol, and the remainder of the pamphlet are mine"--William Hone, Facetiae and miscellanies, p. vii.

"One shilling."--Title leaf.

Publisher's advertisement on last page.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center RBC 2026 102 purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2026. Manuscript contents list in pencil on first blank leaf in volume.

Cited in:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 13508-13521

Cohn, A.M. Cruikshank, 527, 661

Hackwood, F.W. William Hone, 43, 47, 48

OCLC:

80641113

Bound With:

Kislak Center RBC 2026 102 copy bound with: The political house that Jack built.