George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 3 (of 3)

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The volume gathers later narrative and miscellaneous poems, presenting a sequence of Tales of the Hall followed by posthumous pieces and shorter lyrics. An editor’s preface and textual notes outline manuscript sources and variant readings. The poems offer realistic portraits of rural and domestic life, closely observed scenes, and moral reflection on passions such as pride, grief, revenge, and belated refinement, delivered through narrative sketches and reflective commentary. Tone alternates between anecdotal storytelling, satirical observation, and sober moralizing.

1812.

19. Poems. Sixth edition. 2 vols. London: J. Hatchard, 1812.

Collation: 8º, pp. xlv. 127. pp. 223.

Contents: same as no. 13.

20. Poems. Seventh edition. London: J. Hatchard, 1812.

21. The Borough. Fourth edition. 2 vols. London: J. Hatchard, 1812.

Collation: 8º, pp. xlvi. 179. pp. 211.

22. Tales. By the Rev. George Crabbe, LL.B. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, Piccadilly, 1812.

Collation: 8º, pp. xxii. 398.

Back label: Tales in Verse.

Dedicated to Isabella, Duchess Dowager of Rutland.

23. Tales. Second edition. 2 vols. London: J. Hatchard, 1812.

Collation: sm. 8º, pp. xxiii. 205. pp. 235.