William Cobbett, The Bloody Buoy thrown out as a warning to the Political Pilots of All Nations, by Peter Porcupine

Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.06: English Writing and Culture of the Romantic Period, 1789-1837.
Vol. editors: Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Daniel Robinson (Widener University)

Domains

Political Economy

Dates

First circulation or publication 1796

Places

America - North (Publication/ performance)
United Kingdom (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
- Pamphlets/ Tracts/ Chapbooks

Resources

Full title: The bloody buoy thrown out as a warning to the political pilots of America: or, A faithful relation of a multitude of acts of horrid barbarity, such as the eye never witnessed, the tongue never expressed, or the imagination conceived, until the commencement of the French Revolution. To which is added an instructive essay, tracing these dreadful effects to their real causes. By Peter Porcupine.

Publication History

The Bloody Buoy was published in Philadelphia by Benjamin Davies in 1796. In 1797 it was published in Cambridge, England, by F. Hodson under the title Annals of Blood …. By an American. In 1798 it was published under the original …

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Citation: Clark, Robert. "The Bloody Buoy thrown out as a warning to the Political Pilots of All Nations, by Peter Porcupine". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 April 2018 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=23227, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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