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The Fables by Christopher Smart were written between 1750 and 1767 and partly published in the periodicals The Midwife; or The Old Woman's Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine, The Literary Magazine, etc. The order in this collection of the fables was made by Smart himself and Christopher Hunter, Smart's biographer and nephew, after him, as it was printed posthumously in 1791 edition.
Contents
Fable I. The Wholesale Critic and Hop-Merchant 17??, publ. posth. 1791 Fable II. The English Bull Dog, Dutch Mastiff, and Quail 1755, publ. 1758 Fable III. Fashion and Night 1751, publ. 1752 Fable IV. Where's the Poker? 1752Fable V. The Tea Pot and Scrubbing Brush 1753Fable VI. The Duellist[s] 1754Fable VII. The Country Squire and the Mandrake 1755 Fable VIII. The Brocaded Gown and Linen Rag 1754 Fable IX. Madam and the Magpie 1767Fable X. The Blockhead and Beehive 1754Fable XI. The Citizen and the Red Lion of Brenton 1754 Fable XII. The Herald and Husband-Man 17??, publ. posth. 1791 Fable XIII. A Story of a Cock and a Bull 1756 Fable XIV. The Snake, the Goose, and Nightingale 1754 Fable XV. Mrs. Abigail and the Dumb Waiter 1755 Fable XVI. The Bag-Wig and the Tobacco-Pipe 1750Fable XVII. Care and Generosity 1751 Fable XVIII. The Pig 1752
Quotations
— Karina Williamson, St. Hilda's College, Oxford, and University of Edinburgh
External links
Selected Poems by Christopher Smart
Bibliography The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart: Volume IV: Miscellaneous Poems, English and Latin Edited by Karina Williamson Oxford University Press, USA (May 21, 1987)