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Synopsis

This is the story of Robert Dodsley (1703-1764) who started life as an apprentice weaver, developed into a poet and playwright, and became his century's premier bookseller and publisher. He served as a protege, publisher, or patron of Pope, Johnson, Fielding, Richardson, and many others.

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About the Authors

Harry M. Solomon is Hollifield Chair of English Literature at Auburn University. His books include Sir Richard Blackmore, Robert Dodsley: The Toy-Shop (1735), and The Rape of the Text: Reading and Misreading Pope’s "Essay on Man."



Harry M. Solomon is Hollifield Chair of English Literature at Auburn University.

Harry M. Solomon is Hollifield Chair of English Literature at Auburn University. His books include Sir Richard Blackmore, Robert Dodsley: The Toy-Shop (1735), and The Rape of the Text: Reading and Misreading Pope’s "Essay on Man."

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