Sir John Harrington's A new discourse of a stale subject, called The metamorphosis of Ajax.
History written by the inventor of the flush toilet (under the pseudonym of Misacmos) in 1596, which made political allusions to the Earl of Leicester and the 'stercus' - or excrement - that was poisoning Elizabethan society with torture and state-sponsored 'libells' against his...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : London :
Columbia University Press ; Routledge & K. Paul,
1962.
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| Edition: | A critical annotated ed. / |
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| Summary: | History written by the inventor of the flush toilet (under the pseudonym of Misacmos) in 1596, which made political allusions to the Earl of Leicester and the 'stercus' - or excrement - that was poisoning Elizabethan society with torture and state-sponsored 'libells' against his relatives Thomas Markham and Ralph Sheldon. |
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| Item Description: | "This copy-text used is that of the first edition, printed by Richard Field [in 1596] ... This has been collated with a microfilm copy of MS used by the printer (BM Add. ms 46368) and with the second edition, also printed by Richard Field"--Page 48 |
| Physical Description: | xi, 278 pages : illustrations, facsimile, music ; 23 cm Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |