Project Gutenberg 2007-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 132 Cowper, William 1731 1800 The Diverting History of John Gilpin Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilpin Produced by Huub Bakker, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a humorous narrative poem written in the late 18th century. The book tells the tale of an everyday man, John Gilpin, whose planned excursion takes an unexpected and comical turn, highlighting themes of folly and the unpredictable nature of life. It combines wit and clever illustrations, making it an engaging read that reflects the social norms and humor of its time. The story follows John Gilpin, a citizen of London, who decides to celebrate his wedding anniversary with a trip to the Bell at Edmonton. However, things go awry when his horse unexpectedly gallops off, launching him into a chaotic misadventure through the countryside. As Gilpin struggles to maintain control, he becomes the center of attention, pursued by onlookers who believe he is a thief. Despite the mayhem, Gilpin retains his humorous spirit, ultimately arriving at his destination in an uproarious fashion, losing both his hat and wig along the way. The tale ends on a celebratory note, reflecting on Gilpin’s escapades and the amusing trials of his day. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 57450 2025-08-10T04:54:42.025726 text/html 52373 2007-12-06T09:55:56 text/html 403948 2025-08-10T04:54:44.216707 application/epub+zip 402601 2025-08-10T04:54:42.461746 application/epub+zip 107349 2025-08-10T04:54:42.224747 application/epub+zip 441309 2025-08-10T04:54:45.594761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428701 2025-08-10T04:54:43.982714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133636 2022-09-11T06:59:43.921698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29172 2025-08-10T04:54:41.796724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29092 2007-12-06T09:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98039 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 60876 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 33914 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 26305 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 59971 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 25212 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 32434 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 54526 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 33440 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 31474 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 58707 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 31372 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 31879 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 62298 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 33486 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 33114 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 59239 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 33763 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 21953 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 98909 2007-09-06T14:50:54 application/octet-stream 34065 2025-08-10T04:54:45.738709 application/rdf+xml 30954 2025-08-10T04:54:42.294753 image/jpeg 4396 2025-08-10T04:54:42.259747 image/jpeg 395354 2007-12-06T09:56:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 11051 2007-12-06T09:56:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 399320 2025-08-10T04:54:42.055773 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