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This is the first ever scholarly edition of Falconers poetry. After an account of Falconers life and reputation, this study concentrates on Falconers masterwork, The Shipwreck, an autobiographical narrative of a disastrous shipwreck in 1749, of which Falconer was one of three survivors. The poem is unique in its autobiographical/narrative/didactic/epic character. The poem survives in three distinct and much modified versions. The study also examines some of Falconers other minor poetry.
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