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Translation of the letters of a Hindoo Rajah; written previous to, and during the period of his residence in England. To which is prefixed a preliminary dissertation on the history, religion, and manners, of the Hindoos. In two volumes. By Eliza Hamilton, ...
Hamilton, Elizabeth, 1758-1816.Date: 1796- Books
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A trip through London: containing observations on men and things. ... To which is added a brief and merry character of Ireland, by a Berkshire gentleman ...
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: 1728- Books
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The metamorphoses of the town: or, a view of the present fashions. A tale. After the manner of Fontaine.
Thomas, Elizabeth, 1677-1731.Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
Everyday life in medieval London : from the Anglo-Saxons to the Tudors / Toni Mount.
Mount, ToniDate: 2014- Books
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A trip through London: containing observations on men and things. Viz. An account of the vast number of foreigners yearly imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London. Why the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster, are kept in no better Repair. Of a Foreign Minister's protecting more broken Shop-Keepers in the Bills of Mortality, than his Master has Subjects in his Dominions. Character of a well bred Lady; or, a Wife of Mode. Votes Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Affidavit-Makers and Fortune-Hunters, for the Year 1728. Dr. F----d villify'd by the Upholders Company: His Practice the ruin of their Business. A Reason why most Beaus are Blockheads, and Poetry and Poverty inseperable Companions. Of a Christmas Entertainment at the House of a High Church Citizen in Farringdon Ward. An Essay towards proving Little Britain to be a part of his Majesty's Dominions, in Opposition to the Principles and Practices of many of the Nonjuring and Popish Inhabitants. Of an honest Protestant Ald-n's proposing to Insure the Church, State and Trade, of the three Kingdoms, against the utmost Efforts of Sp--n R-me, H-ll, and the D-v-l, and the D. of Wh--t--n, for half a Crown: With many other Entertaining Matters, to which the Reader is referr'd.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1728]- Books
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A trip through London: containing observations on men and things. Viz. An Account of the vast Number of Foreigners Yearly Imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London. A Reason for the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster being kept in no better Repair. A Description of the Coffee-Houses about Whitehall. A merry Differtation upon News-Papers, Authors, Printers, and Publishers. An entertaining Description of St. James's Park; how the Horse-Guards are worse Soldiers and better Subjects than the Foot-Guards. A remarkable Controversy between a Bawd and a Sodomite, on one of the Seats near Buckingham-House. Of a Person of Quality's Cloaths sold off his Back in the Mall by his Valet de Chambre. New Votes. Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters, An Account of the Exeter-'change Beauties, the Undertaker's Club-Feast, the Method of their obtaining and managing Funerals; and of a Miser's bequeathing his Body to the Royal Society to save the Expences of Interment. A Description of the Fleet-Street Coffee-Houses, Temple Beaus, Prison of Newgate, Ludgate-Hall, Black-Fryers, and St. Paul's Cathedral. An Account of the surprizing Revolution at the Theatre in the Hay-Market, and the wonderful happy Deliverance of these Nations from popish Italian Songs, and Common Sense. By Jack G--y, Tom W--ik--, and Mol' Fem--in
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1728]- Books
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A seasonable rebuke to the playhouse rioters, contained in two new prologues, proper, at this turbulent juncture, to be exhibited in the British theatre. To which is prefixed, A Petitionary Dedication to the Fair Members of the Shakespear-Club.
Date: [1740]- Books
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A trip through London: containing observations on men and things. Viz. An account of the vast numbers of forreigners yearly imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London, with an Account of their Behaviour. A Reason why the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster, are kept in no better Repair. A Description of the Coffee-Houses about Whitehall. A merry Dissertation upon News-Papers, Authors, Printers, and Publishers. An entertaining Description of St. James's Park; how the Horse Guards are worse Soldiers and better Subjects than the Foot Guards: A remarkable Rencounter between a Bawd and a Sodomite, on one of the Seats near Buckingham-House. Of a Person of Quality's Cloaths sold off his Back ... the Mall by Auction, by his ... Chambre; and of the Duke of Wh--ton's Challenging a Consumptive upon Constitution-Hill. New Votes, Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters. An Account of the Exeter-'change Beauties, the Undertaker's Club-Feast, the Method of their obtaining and managing Funerals; and of a Miser's bequeathing his Body to the Royal Society to save the Expence of Interment. Practices of Petty-Foggers expos'd. A description of the Fleet-Street Coffee-Houses, Temple Beaus, Prison of Newgate, Ludgate-Hill, Black-Fryers, and St. Paul's. Of the Fire-Makers, Dog-Stealers, False-Pollers, and Affidavit-Makers, new Trading Companies set up in London. An Account of the Pride, Insolencies, and Humours of the City Apprentices; with many other notable and diverting Relations. To which is added, a brief and merry character of Ireland, by a Berkshire gentleman lately return'd from that Kingdom.
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1728]- Books
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The complete modern London spy, for the present year, 1781; or, a real new, and universal disclosure, of the secret, nocturnal, and diurnal transactions, in and about the cities of London and Westminster, and the borough of Southwark. ... Written by a gentleman of fortune. Revised, corrected, and improved, by Richard King, ...
Gentleman of fortune.Date: [1781]- Books
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The life and surprizing adventures of James Wyatt. Containing, I. His entering himself Trumpeter on board the Revenge Privateer, Capt. James Wimble, May 29, 1741. II. An Account of their Cruize; and of his being taken Prisoner by the Spaniards; with his wonderful Deliverance from Death. III. The Manner of his escaping from the Spaniards, with Capt. Robert Winter, and five others. IV. How they were drove by contrary Winds on the Coast of Barbary; where they were taken Prisoners by the Moors, and the Hardships they endur'd among the Infidels. Also an Account of the Religion of the Moors; and of Mahomet, the Founder thereof. - V. The Customs, Ceremonies, Manners and Diversions of the Mahometans: Together with an Account of the Curiosities in Africa; and of the Trade between the Europeans and Africans, on the Gold, Slave; and Ivory Coasts. With the Manner of his Deliverance, and his Arrival safe in England after various Vicissitudes of Fortune. Written by himself. Adorn'd with copper plates.
Wyatt, James, 1707-Date: 1755- Books
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The adventures of a speculist; or, A journey through London. Compiled from papers written by George Alexander Stevens, (author of A lecturer upon heads) with his life, a preface, corrections, and notes, by the editor. Exhibiting a picture of the manners, fashions, amusements, &c. of the metropolis at the middle of the eighteenth century: and including several fugitive pieces of humour, by the same author, now first collected and published. In two volumes.
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 9
Date: May 1905 - Feb 1906Reference: WF/E/01/01/09Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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Letters on the English and French nations; containing curious and useful observations on their constitutions natural and political; ... In two volumes. By Mons. l'Abbé Le Blanc. ... Translated from the original French.
Le Blanc, Jean Bernard, 1707-1781.Date: 1747- Books
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The new London spy: or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. Containing a true picture of modern high and low life; from the splendid mansions in St. James's, to the subterraneous habitations of St. Giles's, &c. wherein are displayed the various scenes of Covent-Garden, and its environs, the theatres, jelly-houses, gaming-houses, night-houses, coteries, masquerades, mock-masquerades public-gardens, and other places of entertainment, as well as of civil reception, public and private. Together with the various humours of the different inhabitants of the metropolis; particularly of bloods, bucks, choice spirits, and fellows of high fun; motherly matrons, and their obliging daughters; jilts, mock milliners, pimps, panders, jugglers, parasites, mock patriots; shallow politicians, ministerial understrappers; French hair-dressers, parish beadles, reforming constables, decrepit watchmen, &c. &c. &c. The whole exhibiting a striking portrait of London, as it appears in the present year, 1771.
King, Richard, Esq.Date: [1771]- Books
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The midnight spy, or, a View of the Transactions of London and Westminster, from The Hours of Ten in the Evening, till Five in the Morning; Exhibiting a great Variety of Scenes in high and low life, With the Characters of some Well known Nocturnal Adventures of both Sexes. Also, the Humours of Round Houses, Night Houses, Bagnios, Jelly Houses, Gaming Tables, Routes, and other Places of Midnight Resort. With General and Particular Descriptions of Women of the Town.
Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The humourous and diverting history of Tom Jones, a foundling: Containing pleasant and delightful account of the goodness and hospitality of the benevolen: Mr. Allworthy; the humours of Squire Western, the famous fox-hunter; and the droll and whimsical adventures which besell Honest Partridge, the School-Master, Parish-Clerk, and barber; interspersed with many curious love-particulars between Mr. Jones, and the beautiful Miss Sophia Western, to whom, after a Number of Crosses and dissappointments, he was at length happily married. The whole comprehending such entertaining scenes, both in high and low life, as are not to be met with in any history of the kind.
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.Date: 1794- Books
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The Burnisher.
Date: [1800-1801]- Books
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The minor jockey club, or, a sketch of the manners of the Greeks.
Date: [1792]- Books
Spaces for feeling : emotions and sociabilities in Britain, 1650-1850 / edited by Susan Broomhall.
Date: 2015- Books
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A view of London and Westminster: or, the town spy. Containing an account of the different customs, tempers, Manners, Policies, &c. of the people in the several most noted Parishes within the Bills of Mortality respectively. Wherein the follies and vices of the English, Welch, Scotch, French, and Irish inhabitants, (and more particularly the last) are justly exposed. By a German gentleman.
German gentleman.Date: [1725]- Books
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The female jockey club, or, A sketch of the manners of the age. [Twelve lines from Young] By the author of The former jockey club.
Pigott, Charles, -1794.Date: --1794- Books
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The history of the most remarkable life, and extraordinary adventures, of the truly honourable Colonel Jaque, vulgarly call'd, Colonel Jack; who was born a gentleman, put apprentice to a pick-pocket, flourish'd six and twenty years as a thief, was then kidnapp'd to Virginia: Came back a Merchant, was Five Times married to Four Whores, went into the Wars, behav'd Bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment; return'd again to England, follow'd the Fortunes of the Chevalier de St. George, was taken at the Preston Rebellion; receiv'd his Pardon from the late King, is now at the Head of his Regiment, in the Service of the Czarina fighting against the Turks, compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to die a General. Written by the author of Robinson Crusoe.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XXXIX. [1739]- Books
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A view of London and Westminster: or, the town spy. Containing an account of the different customs, tempers, Manners, Policies, &c. of the people in the several most noted Parishes within the Bills of Mortality respectively. Wherein the follies and vices of the English, Welch, Scotch, French, and Irish inhabitants, (and more particularly the last) are justly exposed. The second edition. By a German gentleman.
German gentleman.Date: 1725- Books
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The merry travellers: or, a trip upon ten-toes, from Moorfields to Bromley. An humorous poem. Intended as the wandering spy. Part I. By the author of the Cavalcade.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]- Books
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An earnest and affectionate address to the common people of England, concerning their useful recreations on Shrove Tuesday.
Tucker, Josiah, 1712-1799.Date: [1765?]