Doctor Syntax

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Description. William Combe’s The Tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque was begun in and published in book form in Together with the accompanying aquatints by Thomas Rowlandson that inspired the poem, it satirises the aesthetic ideals lying behind the picturesque and its frequently pompous followers.

Doctor Syntax may refer to. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson.; Doctor Syntax (horse) (–), British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire Doctor Syntax, a album by a Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. The first [second and third] tour of Dr.

Syntax. By William Combe. Illustrated with eighty plates by T. Rowlandson () (Reprint) by Combe, William, and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at Combe's first Dr.

Syntax book and its successors, The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of Consolation () and The Third Search of a Wife (), satirize the many 18th- and early 19th-century writers whose 'Tours,' 'Travels,' and 'Journeys' were vehicles for sententious moralizing, uninspired raptures, and sentimental accounts of.

doctor syntax by Michael Petracca ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 29, Billed as Black Lizard's first ""comic noir"" novel, Petracca's slapdash plot bounces from the imponderable to the impossible, but the highpoints are the literate jokes and pity-the-poor-English-major insights (""Jane Austen enthusiasts will sparkle you to death with their Author: Michael Petracca.

The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque is a story of a fictional, rural schoolmaster and pastor who attempts to make his fortune by going travelling, and then writing and illustrating a book about his experiences of quaint and unusual places. The story is told in the form of verse, written by William Combe, a prolific English writer of miscellaneous prose and satirical verse, and.

On this page I talk about the book business in general and my own work in particular. I also comment frequently via Twitter: @DoctorSyntax. I can be reached by email at PG [at] For more about WHAT EDITORS DO, visit In case you're wondering, Dr. Syntax was the creation of the British cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson.

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Doctor Syntax ( – 28 August ) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and d in Yorkshire, and racing exclusively in the North of England, Doctor Syntax won at least thirty-six races in ten seasons from to He was noted for his consistency and durability and recorded multiple wins in many of the period's leading staying e: Beningbrough.

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I also comment frequently via Twitter: @DoctorSyntax. I can be reached by email at PG [at] For more about WHAT EDITORS DO, visit In case you're wondering, Dr. Syntax was the creation of the British cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson.

Combe], The Tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the Picturesque, Londonpl Date. 1 May Object type. Plate. Place of Publication London Object number.

06/ This image is from a book The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque, a poem - London: Click here to view the book. Keywords Thatched. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Petracca, Michael, Doctor Syntax. Santa Barbara, Calif.: J. Odell Editions, Capra Press, (OCoLC) Billed as Black Lizard's first ""comic noir"" novel, Petracca's slapdash plot bounces from the imponderable to the impossible, but the highpoints are the literate jokes and pity-the-poor-English-major insights (""Jane Austen enthusiasts will sparkle you to death with their conversation,"" etc.).

Stuck mid-dissertation, Harmon Nails decides to have his Doctor Syntax book collection appraised by. Doctor Syntax and the bookseller occupy the center of the piece. Syntax gestures demonstratively at his travel journal while the bookseller looks upward.

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We are offering DOCTOR SYNTAX, A SILHOUETTE OF WILLIAM COMBE, ESQ. () By Harlan W. Hamilton; The Kent State University Press. Kent, Ohio. Stated First Edition. This book is hard-bound in green cloth, with blind-stamping to the upper cover and gilt stamping to the spine, in a nice dust jacket with light edge-wear.

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London, Methuen, (OCoLC) Document Type.The Doctor finding danger near, Flew swiftly on the wings of fear, And nimbly clamber'd up a tree, That gave him full security ; But as he ran to save his bacon, By hat and wig he was forsaken ; His sketch-book too, he left behind, A prey to the unlucky wind: While Grizzle, startled by the rout, Broke from the hedge, and pranc'd about.