Monsieur Nongtongpaw / with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London : Alfred Miller, Oxford Street ; Edinburgh : Constable and Co., 1830. |
| Manufacture | London : Printed by Samuel Bentley, Dorset-street |
| Description | 19 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 attributed name. |
| Other author/creator | Taylor, John, 1757-1832, attributed name. |
| Other author/creator | Mulready, William, 1786-1863, attributed name. |
| Other author/creator | Godwin, William, 1756-1836, attributed name. |
| Other author/creator | Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Miller, Alfred, active 1830-1836, publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814. General election. Mounseer Nong Tong Paw. |
| Other author/creator | Archibald Constable & Co., publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Samuel Bentley and Co., printer. |
| Abstract | On a visit to France, John Bull misinterprets the French response to his English questions; he returns to England thinking Monsieur Nongtongpaw ("Je vous n'entends pas") was a very wealthy man. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy imperfect: lacking one plate. |
| General note | Title vignette. |
| General note | In verse. |
| General note | Originally published: Mounseer Nongtongpaw. London: Printed for the proprietors of the Juvenile Library ..., 1808. |
| General note | Based on the 1796 song "Mounseer Nong Tong Paw" of 5 stanzas by Charles Dibdin (1745-1814). |
| General note | Sometimes attributed to Mary Shelley; more recently described as the collaborative effort of John Taylor (1757-1832), William Mulready, William Godwin, and Mary Shelley. Cf. article by Emily W. Sunstein in Keats-Shelley journal, v. 45 (1996), p. 19-22. |
| With note | Bound with: Monsieur Tonson. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy purchased from Beach Hat Books, 3/30/22 |
| Genre/form | Humor. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | PR5397 .M66 1830 | ✔ Available | Request Material |