Hudibras
By: by Samuel Butler; with an introduction by Henry Morley
Edition: 2d ed.
Series: Morley's universal library, 22
Publisher: G. Routledge
Published: 1886
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Poetry; History
Description: A satire on the Cromwellians and on the Presbyterian church written by a confirmed Royalist and Anglican. Hudibras, a colonel in the Cromwellian army, is involved in various comic misadventures and is shown to be stupid, greedy and dishonest.