George Huddesford

Rev. George Huddesford (1749–1809) was a painter and a satirical poet in Oxford. His first work was described by Fanny Burney as a "vile poem" as it revealed that she had written the novel, Evelina.

Huddesford joined the church in the six years before his death in London. His connections had brought him the living of Loxley in Warwickshire and "Sir George Whelkers Chapel" in London.

Works

Warley, a Satire (anon.), part i., October 1778; part ii., November 1778 Salmagundi: a Miscellaneous Combination of Original Poetry (anon.), 1791 Topsy Turvy; with Anecdotes and Observations illustrative of the Present Government of France (anon.), 1793 Bubble and Squeak: a Gallimaufry of British Beef with the Chopp'd Cabbage of Gallic Philosophy and Radical Reform (anon.), 1799. Crambe Repetita, a Second Course of Bubble and Squeak (anon.), 1799. Les Champignons du Diable, or Imperial Mushrooms, 1805. The Scum Uppermost when the Middlesex Porridge-pot Boils Over: an Heroic Election Ballad, 1802; two editions. Wood and Stone, or a Dialogue between a Wooden Duke [of Northumberland] and Stone Lion [over his house at Charing Cross, London], c. 1802. Bonaparte: an Heroic Ballad: with a Sermon in its Belly..., 1803. The Wiccamical Chaplet, a Selection of Original Poetry, Leigh, Sotheby and Son, 1804. (Editor)