The Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again Cowper, William 1731-1800 creator Caldecott, Randolph 1846-1886 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a comic ballad written in 1782. The poem recounts the misadventures of John Gilpin, a wealthy London draper, during what should have been a simple family journey to an inn. When Gilpin loses control of his horse, the animal bolts and carries him on an unplanned wild ride that takes him ten miles beyond his intended destination, separating him from his wife and children in a series of comic mishaps. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilpin Release date is 2004-04-01 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Marit Henningsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Humorous poetry, English Horses -- Juvenile poetry Wit and humor, Juvenile Horsemanship -- Juvenile poetry Marriage -- Juvenile poetry Horse racing -- Juvenile poetry PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11979 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11979 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133303.0 11979