A dialogue from
The Anecdotes of Joseph Spence , arranged by DONALD BANCROFT with and
Alexander Pope , born 300 years ago this year, was not only a great master of English verse but also a highly amusing and witty conversationalist.
One of his closest friends, The
Rev Joseph Spence (Professor of Poetry at Oxford at the age of 29), recorded for posterity many of their conversations over the years - until Pope's death in 1744. Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS (R) revised