William Combe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Combe

British writer and adventurer

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1742

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1823

Profession: writer, poet, author

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About William Combe

  • William Combe (25 March 1742 – 19 June 1823) was a British miscellaneous writer.
  • His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed chiefly within the "rules" of the King's Bench Prison.
  • He is chiefly remembered as the author of The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax, a comic poem, illustrated by artist Thomas Rowlandson's color plates, that satirised William Gilpin.
  • Combe also wrote a series of imaginary letters, supposed to have been written by the second, or "wicked" Lord Lyttelton.
  • Of a similar kind were his letters between Swift and "Stella".
  • He also wrote the letterpress for various illustrated books, and was a general hack.

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