A Character of the True Blue Protestant Poet: or, The pretended author of The Character of a Popish Successor.

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Anonymous, Elkanah Settle,

A Character of the True Blue Protestant Poet: or, The pretended author of The Character of a Popish Successor.

London: printed for A. Banks, 1682.

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A satirical attack on Elkanah Settle, author of “The character of a popish successor”. A large uncut copy.

The volume(s) measure about cm. by cm. by cm.

Each leaf measures about 310 mm. by 208 mm.

A Character of the True Blue Protestant Poet: or, The pretended author of The Character of a Popish Successor. London: printed for A. Banks, 1682.

Pagination: 4 p.

Imprint from colophon

Wing C2028.

MacDonald, H. Dryden, 218(B):  “This interesting piece, abusing Settle, gives particulars of his family: ‘his Mothers Husband; a barber in Dunstable, and his good Mother sold Ale;…the better half of his Generation are Barbers.’ There is an account of Otway challenging Settle to a duel, under which threat he is said to have confessed to having written “The Sessions of the Poets’. His matrimonial affairs and his writing for the party are also touched on. Published April 1682.

Pamphlet uncut as issued with wide margins. Leaves are generally clean with the odd stain and mark. Please see the slideshow on our website in order to gain a better appreciation of the contents and condition.

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