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100 1 _aHunter, Joseph,
_d1783-1861
245 1 0 _aPope, His Descent and Family Connections: Facts and Conjectures
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-06-28
508 _aProduced by Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"Pope, His Descent and Family Connections: Facts and Conjectures" by Joseph Hunter is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the genealogy and family background of the renowned poet Alexander Pope, exploring claims and evidence related to his ancestry. Through meticulous investigation, Hunter aims to settle the questions surrounding Pope's lineage and address assertions of 'obscure birth' leveled against him. The opening of the book lays the groundwork for a genealogical exploration, detailing the criticisms faced by Pope regarding his family heritage, particularly a charge of humble origins. Hunter provides context for these claims, citing Pope’s own assertions of having noble lineage while contrasting it with accusations from contemporaries. The narrative hints at the complexities of genealogical claims and the impact such accusations had on Pope's social standing, as Hunter begins to dissect the poet's paternal lineage, highlighting the need for clarity on the identities and statuses of both the Pope and Turner families in relation to the poet's historical image. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Family
653 _aPope family
653 _aTurner family
653 _aPoets, English -- 18th century -- Family relationships
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36544
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