2,087 results filtered with: English fiction - 18th century
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The impostors detected: or, the life of a Portuguese. In which the artifices and intrigues of Romish priests are humorously displayed. The whole Interspersed with several curious and entertaining Anecdotes, relating to some of the principal Personages of the Kingdom of Portugal. In two volumes. ...
Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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Joaks upon joaks; or, no joak like a true joak. ...
Date: [1770?]- Books
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Artless tales; or, romantic effusions of the heart. By Anna Maria Porter.
Porter, Anna Maria, 1778-1832.Date: 1796- Books
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Hanover tales: or, the secret history of Count Fradonia and the unfortunate Baritia. Done from the French by a lady.
Date: [1721]- Books
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Bateman's tragedy: or, the perjur'd bride justly rewarded. Being the history of the unfortunate love of German's wife and young Bateman.
Date: [1720?]- Books
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Cheap Repository Sorrowful Sam; or, the two blacksmiths.
More, Sarah, approximately 1743-1817.Date: [1800?]- Books
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Cheap Repository. The history of Mr. Fantom, the new-fashioned philosopher, and his man William.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The amours of Milistrate and Prazimene. A novel. Done into English from the third edition of the French, by a gentleman.
Le Maire.Date: 1709- Books
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A new fortune-book. Being a new art of courtship, open'd for young men and maids, widows widowers and batchelors, instructions for young men and maids, ...
Date: [1770?]- Books
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The life and prophecies, of that faithful minister of God's word, Mr Daniel Cargill, Some time minister in the barony parish of Glasgow, who suffered martyrdom for the lord's cause with four others, at the cross of Edinburgh the 27th July, 1681, and their heads put upon the ports. Being singular for piety, zeal, and faithfulness, but especially for his fortelling future events that was to befall Scotland in general, and private families in particular. Such as his fortelling, the untimely and fearful deaths of these cruel persecutors, whom he had excommunicated at the Torwood, viz. K. Charles II. Lord Rothes, Duke of Lauderdale, Bloody Sir George Mackenzie, and Thomas Dalziel of Binns, &c. &c. Likewise, an account of his indictment, trial, sentence, and behaviour at the place of execution; with his last words upon the scaffold before he suffered. To which is added, a part of the life and untimely death of Argyle, who gave his casting vote against Mr Gargill, who was afterwards executed at the cross of Edinburgh himself, &c. By Peter Walker, who was himself a sufferor in those days.
Walker, Patrick, 1666?-1745?.Date: 1778- Books
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Cheap Repository. The history of Mr. Fantom, the new fashioned philosopher and his man William.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1797?]- Books
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The adventress [sic]; or the lady's flight from Scotland Yard. Inscribed to Edward C-ly, Esq; to which is added, severel [sic] entertaining intriegues [sic], and extraordinary pieces of British gallantry.
Date: [1725?]- Books
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El zeloso estremeno: the Jealous Estremaduran. A novel. Written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. And done from the Spanish, by J. Ozell.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.Date: [1709]- Books
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Cecilia, or memoirs of an heiress. By the author of Evelina. In five volumes. ...
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- Books
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Maria; or the generous rustic.
Berkeley, George Monck, 1763-1793.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1784]- Books
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A little more of that same: or, a recollection of sundry material passages omitted in a late treatise, entituled, The devil to pay at St. James's Particularly, The Downfall of Bumbazeen. The Demolition of Figg the Prize-Fighter. The Hurly-Burly about a New Parliament. With a Word or two concerning the Old. A most surprizing Account of the Miracles perform'd by the Flying Ass at Belsize. A Proposal for the Improvement of Musick, by manufacturing Eunuchs in England. Concluding with England's joy, or the happy type of an union betwixt Whig and Tory, in the reconciliation of Mr. Nathanie Mist and Mr. Colley Cibber, which happen'd at the Vine-Tavern in Long-Acre, on Sunday, the 16th instant
Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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Vancenza; or, the dangers of credulity; a moral tale. In two volumes. By Mrs. M. Robinson, Author Of The Poems Of Laura Maria, Ainsi VA LA Monde, a Monody to the Memory of Sir J. Reynolds, &c. &c. ...
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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Adelaide; or Conjugal affection. A novel, Translated from the French.
Date: 1785- Books
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The history of Sir Charles Bentick, bart. and Louisa Cavendish. A novel. In three volumes. By the Author of Laura and Augustus. Volume I.
Young lady.Date: [1785?]- Books
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Louisa, a Prussian tale.
Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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Almoran and Hamet. An oriental tale. In two volumes. By Dr. Hawkesworth.
Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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Cheap Repository. The honest publican, or; The Power of Perseverance in a good Cause.
Date: [1797?]- Books
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The history and remarkable life of the truly Honourable Colonel Jaque, vulgarly call'd, Colonel Jack; Who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, flourish'd six and twenty years as a thief, and 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, is now abroad compleating a life, of wonders and resolves to die a general.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1724- Books
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The sleepy man awak'd out of his five days dream; being a most strange and wonderful true account of one Nicholas Heart, a Dutchman, a patient of St. Bartholomew's hospital, in West Smithfield, who sleeps five days every August. ... Likewise you have an account how he begun his sleep the 5th of August 1710. about 12 a clock at noon, and he waken'd ... 9th of Aug. ...
Date: [1710]- Books
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Berkeley Hall: or, the pupil of experience. A novel. In three volumes. ...
Date: 1796