Penshurst, a poem, inscribed to William Perry, esq., and the Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, 1750, reprinted in vol. iv. of Dodsley's Miscellanies;
the fifteenth number of the World, 12 April 1753, containing Strictures on the Absurd Novelties introduced in Gardening;
the satirical romance and roman à clef, Pompey the Little, or the Adventures of a Lapdog, 1751 (5th ed. 1773), which Lady Mary Wortley Montagu preferred to Peregrine Pickle. Several characters in were intended for ladies well known in contemporary society.
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francis, coventry, 1725, 1759, english, cleric, novelist, best, known, history, pompey, little, contents, life, works, notes, external, linkslife, edita, native, cambridgeshire, educated, magdalene, college, cambridge, where, proceeded, 1748, 1752, appointed, . Francis Coventry 1725 1759 was an English cleric and novelist best known for The History of Pompey the Little Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 External linksLife editA native of Cambridgeshire he was educated at Magdalene College Cambridge where he proceeded B A 1748 and M A 1752 1 He was appointed by his kinsman the Earl of Coventry to the perpetual curacy of Edgware and died of smallpox at Whitchurch 2 3 Works edit nbsp Illustration to Pompey the Little by John June Coventry was the author of 2 Penshurst a poem inscribed to William Perry esq and the Hon Mrs Elizabeth Perry 1750 reprinted in vol iv of Dodsley s Miscellanies the fifteenth number of the World 12 April 1753 containing Strictures on the Absurd Novelties introduced in Gardening the satirical romance and roman a clef Pompey the Little or the Adventures of a Lapdog 1751 5th ed 1773 which Lady Mary Wortley Montagu preferred to Peregrine Pickle Several characters in were intended for ladies well known in contemporary society Notes edit Coventry Francis CVNY744F A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b Stephen Leslie ed 1887 Coventry Francis Dictionary of National Biography Vol 12 London Smith Elder amp Co The Monthly Magazine Or British Register 1808 p 588 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Stephen Leslie ed 1887 Coventry Francis Dictionary of National Biography Vol 12 London Smith Elder amp Co External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francis Coventry Francis Coventry at the Eighteenth Century Poetry Archive ECPA Works by or about Francis Coventry at Internet Archive Works by Francis Coventry at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp nbsp This article about an English novelist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Coventry amp oldid 1088395105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
