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Literary
July 4, 1833
Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Announcement of Cobbett's Magazine, a new periodical by William Cobbett's sons, praised by The Athenaeum for its literary and popular political papers. Includes a quoted satirical summary critiquing the moral lessons in modern novels like Falkland, Eugene Aram, and others, portraying them as endorsing seduction, murder, robbery, gluttony, drunkenness, and deceit.
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Cobbett's Magazine—is the title of a periodical establishment by the two sons of William Cobbett, M. P. The Athenaeum speaks of the beginning as promising; says there are good papers, in it, both literary and political, the latter of which are calculated to be popular; and quotes from it the following satirical summary of the moral merits of some of the standard modern novels:
"Would you seduce a wife? Falkland shall teach you to do it with gravity and dignity. Would you murder? Eugene Aram shall show you its necessity for the public advantage. Would you rob? Paul Clifford shall convince you of the injustice of security, and of the abominableness of the safety of a purse on a moonlight night. Would you eat? Turn with Harry Bertram and Dandie Dinmont to be round of beef. Would you drink? Friar Tuck is jolliest of companions. Would you dance, dress, and brawl? Pelham shall take you into tuition. Would you lie, fawn, and flatter? Andrew Wylie shall instruct you to crawl upward, without the slime betraying your path. Would you yawn, doze, sleep, or dream? Cloudesley shall do it for you, for the space of the first volume."
"Would you seduce a wife? Falkland shall teach you to do it with gravity and dignity. Would you murder? Eugene Aram shall show you its necessity for the public advantage. Would you rob? Paul Clifford shall convince you of the injustice of security, and of the abominableness of the safety of a purse on a moonlight night. Would you eat? Turn with Harry Bertram and Dandie Dinmont to be round of beef. Would you drink? Friar Tuck is jolliest of companions. Would you dance, dress, and brawl? Pelham shall take you into tuition. Would you lie, fawn, and flatter? Andrew Wylie shall instruct you to crawl upward, without the slime betraying your path. Would you yawn, doze, sleep, or dream? Cloudesley shall do it for you, for the space of the first volume."
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Cobbett Magazine
Satirical Critique
Modern Novels
Moral Merits
Vice Promotion
What entities or persons were involved?
Cobbett's Magazine
Literary Details
Author
Cobbett's Magazine
Subject
Satirical Summary Of The Moral Merits Of Some Of The Standard Modern Novels
Form / Style
Satirical Prose Critique
Key Lines
Would You Seduce A Wife? Falkland Shall Teach You To Do It With Gravity And Dignity.
Would You Murder? Eugene Aram Shall Show You Its Necessity For The Public Advantage.
Would You Rob? Paul Clifford Shall Convince You Of The Injustice Of Security, And Of The Abominableness Of The Safety Of A Purse On A Moonlight Night.
Would You Yawn, Doze, Sleep, Or Dream? Cloudesley Shall Do It For You, For The Space Of The First Volume.