British and Irish representations of seaside resorts in tabular form

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Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London); Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)

Ed. by Chris Baldick, Goldsmiths College, University of London
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

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Date of occurrence 1766-2014

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Ireland, Republic of (Eire) (Location)
United Kingdom (Location)

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Date

Place(s)

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Jones, Henry

Vectis. The Isle of Wight, a Poem in Three Cantos

Vectis. The Isle of Wight, a Poem in Three Cantos

1766

Isle of Wight

Reprinted 1781, 1782. Three cantos; 46 pages. A poem written in heroic couplets after the manner of Alexander Pope. Rather jingoistic. Jones was also the author of descriptive poems about Kew, Clifton (1773, 1779), and Shrewsbury (1769).

Smollett, Tobias

Humprhy Clinker

Humprhy Clinker

1771

Scarborough

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Citation: Baldick, Chris, Robert Clark. "British and Irish representations of seaside resorts in tabular form". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 July 2016 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19470, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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