The Rebellion of the Beasts, Or, The Ass is Dead! Long Live the Ass!!!

Outraged by their brutal mistreatment at the hands of humankind, the animals rebel all across the land and establish their own government. Provides a blistering satire on the monarchy which was published anonymously in London in 1825. Soon forgotten, this story has been retrieved and attributed to poet and journalist Hunt, who was a contemporary and friend of Shelley and Hazlitt.