Lord Petre, a British nobleman, cut off a lock a hair from Arabella Fermor, a beautiful woman that he admired. The letter that begins the epic poem was written to this same woman. The theft of Arabella Fermor's hair caused a feud between the Petre and Fermor familes. A mutual friend of Pope and the battling families convinced Pope to write a satire describing the silliness of the feud.
- ISBN10 1300323434
- ISBN13 9781300323433
- Publish Date 20 October 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English