内容简介:‘[It is] a whimsical piece of work ... a sort of writing very like tickling’ Alexander Pope WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE GEE A hideous crime is committed at a fashionable London society gathering. The victim is the beautiful, innocent Belinda, her attacker is the dastardly Baron, and his weapon of choice is a pair of scissors… Pope’s mock-epic is the sharp and witty tale of the most famous bad hair day in the history of literature.
作者简介:Alexander Pope (1688–1744) is widely regarded as the greatest English poet of the early?18th century, best known for his satirical verse. His other works include The Dunciad (1728) and An Essay on Man (1734). Aubrey Beardsley is a noted illustrator. Sophie Gee is the author of The Scandal of the Season.