Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again
    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again
    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again
    Ebook35 pages7 minutes

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again

    By William Cowper

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateMar 16, 2020
    ISBN4064066108090
    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again

    Read more from William Cowper

    Related to The Diverting History of John Gilpin

    Related ebooks

    Humor & Satire For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Come To The Fair

      Jul 5, 2023

      IT seems that every few weeks there’s another spiky think-piece in the papers about the countryside being a hotbed of intolerance. Sure, Suffolk isn’t Soho, but I’ve always found rural Britain curiously open minded. When I was in Dumfriesshire, there

      2 min read

    • Article

      My Funny Family

      Jun 28, 2023

      My Funny Family
      3 min read

    • Article

      More Horsing Around

      Jun 5, 2020

      Get a bunch of hot rodders together. Put on a party. Give them a few beers. Wait until late at night. And then watch funny shit happen… It’s an incremental thing. One guy does something funny, and that seems to trigger something else, and then the co

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Incredible Journey

      Jul 6, 2022

      I have done mostly what most men do And pushed it out of my mind But I can’t forget, if I wanted to Four-Feet trotting behind WHEN our boy Eion set out one summer’s day to walk from the Hook of Holland to Istanbul some eight years ago, he left these

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Wimblestone

      Oct 1, 2023

      The Wimblestone
      7 min read

    • Article

      Ghoulies and Ghosties

      Oct 1, 2022

      Ghoulies and Ghosties
      7 min read

    • Article

      The End Of The Way

      Feb 22, 2024

      The End Of The Way
      3 min read

    • Article

      Overland CORNER HOTEL

      Aug 14, 2019

      Overland CORNER HOTEL
      6 min read

    • Article

      Moments In Time

      Feb 7, 2019

      Moments In Time
      4 min read

    • Article

      Model Horse Maker

      Nov 26, 2020

      Model Horse Maker
      2 min read

    • Article

      ‘I’m Reduced To Shanks’ Pony’

      May 12, 2022

      FOUR legs are generally better than two when it comes to exploring around here but with Jim on holiday, or “annual leave” as it tends to be called these days, I’m reduced to Shanks’ pony. One of my favourite walks is from here to the Border Inn in Ye

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Peasants Are Not Revolting

      Mar 13, 2024

      WE couldn’t afford to live in St John’s Wood—think of the taxi fares’ (overheard in Claridge’s). ‘Are you going home with him?’ ‘I might as well: I am pregnant, anyway’ (overheard outside a Mayfair nightclub). ‘How do you take your coffee, madam?’ ‘L

      2 min read

    • Article

      Mail Bag

      Nov 1, 2021

      Mail Bag
      3 min read

    • Article

      Light In The DARKNESS

      Oct 18, 2023

      Light In The DARKNESS
      7 min read

    • Article

      It’s The Stuff Of Legend

      Nov 10, 2021

      It’s The Stuff Of Legend
      4 min read

    • Article

      Time Holds on Longer Here

      Feb 17, 2020

      Time Holds on Longer Here
      8 min read

    • Article

      Anneka Takes A Trip

      Aug 2, 2018

      Anneka Takes A Trip
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Fans’ Mountain

      Oct 5, 2022

      The Fans’ Mountain
      7 min read

    • Article

      My Road To The Platteland

      Feb 23, 2024

      My Road To The Platteland
      3 min read

    • Article

      Tom Cunliffe

      Feb 21, 2020

      Tom Cunliffe
      5 min read

    • Article

      Howl Palace

      Sep 15, 2019

      Last week, I finally had to put Howl Palace up for sale. Years of poor financial planning had led to this decision, and I tried to take some comfort in my agent’s belief in a buyer who might show up with an all-cash offer. My agent is a highly organi

      25 min read

    • Article

      Wales, Land Of My Fathers

      Feb 8, 2023

      Wales, Land Of My Fathers
      5 min read

    • Article

      Philip Ward-Burton

      Mar 18, 2021

      Philip Ward-Burton
      6 min read

    • Article

      Four In A Bed, Excluding The Moles

      Jul 18, 2019

      WE seem to have had a surfeit of visitors this year. And it is only August. I say only August, because my tax brain, which currently overrides everything else, tells me that we are just four months into the new year. I was expecting a nice quiet year

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Fans’ mountain

      Aug 10, 2022

      The Fans’ mountain
      7 min read

    • Article

      Mane Roads

      Mar 16, 2023

      Mane Roads
      6 min read

    • Article

      Readers’ Letters

      Nov 15, 2023

      SIR: Among the things that Giles Wood is so pleased to have avoided, by turning down an invitation to stay for a week on a Scottish island (October issue), is the prospect of chatting through three-course dinners every night. As his putative (and ers

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Diverting History of John Gilpin

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Diverting History of John Gilpin - William Cowper

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1