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Charles Churchill's the Ghost 1762
Charles Churchill's the Ghost 1762
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Author: [Churchill, Charles]
Title: The Ghost
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for the Author, and Sold by William Flexney
Date Published: 1762
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[2], 56 pp. Bound without the half-title. (4to) 26x21 cm (10x8½"), modern gray boards. First Edition.



The first two books of Churchill's poetical rendition of the Cock-Lane Ghost story, about which both Johnson and Goldsmith had written. Churchill's version is strictly satirical, and he even dedicates several lines to making fun of Johnson. Churchill's Ghost was published in installments, with two further installments appearing within the next year.



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Interior with some foxing and stains, last leaf soiled; very good.
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