Project Gutenberg 2011-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 73 L'Estrange, Roger, Sir 1616 1704 L'Estrange, R. (Roger), Sir L'Estrange, Sir Roger Rahn, B. J. (Beverly Jean) 1934 Rahn, Beverly Jean 66002875 Citt and Bumpkin (1680) Produced by Chris Curnow, Hazel Batey, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Citt and Bumpkin" by Sir Roger L'Estrange is a political satire written in the late 17th century, during a time of intense social and political upheaval in England. This work is structured as a dialogue, featuring two characters: Citt, a savvy London citizen, and Bumpkin, a naïve rural bumpkin. Through their conversation, the text explores themes of political conspiracy, the impact of the Popish Plot, and the complexities of religious and governmental authority in Restoration England. The opening of "Citt and Bumpkin" immediately draws readers into a lively tavern conversation where the two main characters discuss their various tactics to promote petitions. Citt shares insights into the underhanded methods used to gather support, while Bumpkin reflects on the challenges faced in the countryside. As they detail their strategies, the irony of their corruption and dishonest practices unfolds, shedding light on the political animosities of their time. The dialogue cleverly critiques both the characters' immoral behaviors and the broader implications of political dissent and manipulation in a deeply divided society, setting the stage for further exploration of these themes throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dialogues, English -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Pamphlets PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 182665 182277 2024-09-16T07:54:02.237063 2023-09-16T13:56:42.825739 text/html text/html 178267 2011-12-19T09:07:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 69460 2011-12-19T09:07:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 132961 2024-09-16T07:54:08.326031 application/epub+zip 134363 2024-09-16T07:54:03.911061 application/epub+zip 129326 2024-09-16T07:54:02.886063 application/epub+zip 274842 2024-09-16T07:54:11.338035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236453 2024-09-16T07:54:07.647018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231839 2022-09-17T13:25:36.338444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152068 151947 2024-09-16T07:54:01.194063 2023-09-16T13:56:41.846722 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 152006 2011-12-19T09:07:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59929 2011-12-19T09:07:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151996 2011-12-19T09:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59902 2011-12-19T09:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20754 2024-09-16T07:54:11.484010 application/rdf+xml 13615 2024-09-16T07:54:03.259044 image/jpeg 3619 2024-09-16T07:54:03.074183 image/jpeg 131479 2024-09-16T07:54:02.256071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia