The Rolliad, in Two Parts

"The Rolliad" in full «Criticisms on the Rolliad,» is a work of British satire directed principally at the administration of William Pitt the Younger, the British statesman and Prime Minister. It was written and originally published in serial form in the Morning Herald in 1784–85. The authors remained unknown for long time. Now, we know that Joseph Richardson, a journalist, was the principal writer; George Ellis (an antiquary), Richard Tickell (a librettist) and French Laurence (Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford) also contributed.