Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 224 Cowper, William 1731 1800 Caldecott, Randolph 1846 1886 Caldecott, R. (Randolph) The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilpin Produced by Suzanne Shell, Marit Henningsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a humorous poem written in the late 18th century. This light-hearted work can be classified as a narrative poem and explores the comedic misadventures of its titular character, John Gilpin. The story revolves around themes of domesticity and unexpected adventure, set against the backdrop of a whimsical portrayal of British society. The poem follows John Gilpin, a respectable citizen and a linendraper, who sets off on horseback to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife. However, the journey takes a chaotic turn as his horse bolts unexpectedly, leading him on a wild and uncontrollable ride through town. Throughout his eccentric escapades, including encounters with startled onlookers and a frantic chase, the poem captures the hilarity and absurdity of John’s situation. Ultimately, despite the chaos, Gilpin manages to return home safely, which emphasizes the humorous and entertaining nature of the story, making it a classic example of comic verse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous poetry, English Horses -- Juvenile poetry Wit and humor, Juvenile Horsemanship -- Juvenile poetry Marriage -- Juvenile poetry Horse racing -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 48312 2025-08-05T13:09:49.378458 text/html 21668 2024-10-28T19:04:38 text/html 1031188 2025-08-05T13:09:55.437403 application/epub+zip 1029763 2025-08-05T13:09:52.564449 application/epub+zip 75566 2025-08-05T13:09:51.379427 application/epub+zip 1152962 2025-08-05T13:09:57.265428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1162348 2025-08-05T13:09:54.613413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222239 2022-09-06T18:05:25.278151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32700 2025-08-05T13:09:48.928412 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12900 2024-10-28T19:04:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18662 2025-08-05T13:09:57.416390 application/rdf+xml 15643 2025-08-05T13:09:51.881397 image/jpeg 3625 2025-08-05T13:09:51.631396 image/jpeg 1018836 2025-08-05T13:09:49.470410 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia