George Longmore's The Charivari: A Poem 'After the Manner of Beppo'

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George Longmore's The Charivari: A Poem 'After the Manner of Beppo'
Abstract
The Quebec City-born and Montreal raised George Longmore (1793-1867), a British Army officer stationed at the Montreal Garrison between 1819 and 1824, was the author of "The Charivari; or Canadian Poetics: A Tale, After the Manner of Beppo" (1824). It was published under the nom-de-plume "Launcelot Longstaff". Longmore was one of the earliest Canadian-born poets to publish in English Canada. The author examines Longmore's debt to the influence of the British poert Lord Byron in the poem "The Charivari."
Publication
Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Review
Volume
Vol. 10
Pages
1-17
Date
Spring/Summer 1982
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Ware, Tracy. “George Longmore’s The Charivari:  A Poem ‘After the Manner of Beppo.’” Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Review Vol. 10 (Spring/Summer 1982): 1–17. http://www.canadianpoetry.ca/cpjrn/vol10/ware.htm.
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