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The tricks of the town laid open: or, a companion for country gentlemen: being the substance of seventeen letters from a gentleman in London to his friend in the country, to dissuade him from coming to town. Wherein is contain'd, The Humorous Frauds, Tricks, and Cheats of Tennis-Courts, Bowling-Greens, Play-Houses, Gaming-Houses, Bawdy-Houses, Cock-Matches, Horse-Races, Foot-Matches, &c. With the Characters of a Beau, Gamester, Bully, Setter, Spunger, and a Sot. Also, General Reflections on the Manners and Humours of the Town, with a Description of the present State of it.
Gentleman at London, active 1746.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]- Books
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The tricks of the town laid open: or, a companion for country gentlemen. Being the substance of seventeen letters from a gentleman at London to his friend in the country, to disswade him from coming to town. I. The Country Gentleman is caution'd against coming to London, and his Mistake shew'd with regard to his City Conversation. II. The Pleasures of a Country Life are vindicated, and afferted to be preferable to that of a Town one. III. The Country has the same Opportunities of improving our Knowledge as the Town. IV. A General Reflection on the Manners and Humours of the Town, with a Description of the present State of it V. A Disswasive against Idleness, with the Character of a Sot. VI. The Characters of a Beau and a Gamester. Vii. The Humours, Customs and Tricks of the Playhouse, are discover'd and expos'd. Viii. A Continuation of the Humours of the Playhouse, with Observations on their Constitution, and Manner of Government. IX. The Humours, Tricks and Cheats of the Tennis-Courts are expos'd and detected. X. The Tricks and Cheats of Bowling-Greens are discover'd, with an Account of their Methods of Betting, &c. XI. The Humours of the Groom-Porters, and the Cheats of Ordinaries, and other Gaming-Houses are expos'd. XII. The Tricks of Cockers and Cock-Matches, and the Cheat of Horse-Races, and Foot-Matches, are discover'd. XIII. The Villany of Money-Droppers is expos'd, and the Reguish Methods they take to impose on Countrymen. XIV. The Tricks of Bawds and Whores are detected, with a Description of a Bawdy-House and the Art of Trapping. XV. The Characters of a Bully, Setter and Spunger. XVI. Particular Observations and Reflections upon several distinct Occurrences of the Town. XVII. The Country Gentleman is directed in the Disposal of his Estate in his Absence, and in the Management of himself in London.
Gentleman at London, active 1746.Date: M.DCC.XLVII. [1747]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying ... Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The Story of Will. Hacket the Enthusiast. With a dedication to the Man in the Moon. By the author of The apology for parson Alberoni; The Dedication to a Great Man concerning Dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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A trip through the town. Containing observations on the humours and manners of the age. Reflections on London in general. The Art of walking in St. James's Park. Beaus and Blockheads; together with Coffee-House Politicians, exposed. A Dissertation on the Craft of the Town-Beggars, and the monstrous Pride and Insolencies of Women-Servants. The Humours of Newgate and Tyburn on the Day of Execution. The Horse-Guards, prov'd to be better Subjects, though worse Soldiers than the Foot-Guards. A remarkable Character of Sir Timothy Testy, Knight. The real Causes of the Debaucheries practis'd upon the Fair Sex; shewing the true Reasons why such infinite Numbers of fine young Creatures are daily forc'd into the Service of the Publick. People of Fashion required to keep their young Daughters out of their Kitchens. A merry Water-Ramble from Westminster to Wapping; the Miseries of that Part of the Town described; with some Account of a Tumult near King Edward's Stairs, occasioned by a Sea Lieutenant's Lady unfortunately discharging a Chamber-Pot from a Two-Pair of Stairs Window on a decay'd Baronet's Wife. With many other diverting particulars.
Date: 1735- Books
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The female jockey club, or a sketch of the manners of the age. Amongst other highly distinguished Personages, Male and Female, celebrated in this Work, are the following: Their Most Sacred Majesties The R-y-l B-t-sh P-nc-Sses D-ch-ss of Y-k Her R-y-l H-n-ss P-nc-ss A-g-r-s F-d-ck, late Lady A-g-ta M-r-y D-ch-ss of D-v-ns-re Lady Elizabeth F-st-r Comte de Fersan Lady Cper Sir Charles W-tw-th, K. B. Lord H-rv-y Dutchess of R-tl-nd Dutchess of B-df-d Lady L-de Charles M-ns-n Lord Ch-lm-de-ly Miss G-nn-ng Lord P-Get Duchess of G-d-n Col. Sr. L-g-r Mr. P-tt Late King of Sweden Lady W-r-n Mr. D-d-ss Lady B-th Mr P-lt-n-y Mrs. R-b-s-n Late Lord Littleton Marchioness of S-l-sb-ry Col. T-lt-n P-ce of W-Les Mr. Hugo M-yn-l, Senior Lady A-ch-r M-gr-v-ne of A-p-ch C. of B-ck-h-ms-re, late Mrs. H-b-t Mr. Harry Er-Ngt-n Mr. J-Kyll Mrs. B-st-w Mrs. H-st-r L-Nch P-Zzi Countess of S-st-n Viscountess M-yn-d Quick the Actor Lady M-l-Neux Col. F-Tzp-t-ck Lady W-ll-ce Abbe St. Fare Marquis de la Fayette Mr. Wright the Sheriffs' Officer Lady L-c-n Mrs. C-Ghl-n Mrs. Siddons Mr. P-Wis Viscountess D-dl-y and W-rd Earl Sp-nc-r Late Col. Bosville Viscount D-dl-y and W-rd Viscountess H-Mpd-n Duke of M-tr-se Mr. Daniel H-Ses Miss W-st Miss Elizabeth J-Ffr-es Mr. Fox Earl F-Tzw-ll-m Lady Elizabeth L-Ttr-l Earl of C-rh-Mpt-n Dutchess of C-mb-l-nd Countess Tv-c-n-l General W-ts-n Col. C-Wtr-ne Ld D-l-v-l The Blue Stocking Society, &c. By the author of the former Jockey club.
Pigott, Charles, -1794.Date: 1794- Books
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Fitz-Stephen's description of the city of London, newly translated from the Latin original; with a necessary commentary. A dissertation on the author, Ascertaining the exact Year of the Production, is prefixed: and to the whole is subjoined, a correct edition of the original, with the various readings, and some useful annotations. By an antiquary.
Fitzstephen, William, -1190?.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for Parson Alberoni; the Dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Books
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The female jockey club, or a sketch of the manners of the age. ... By the author of the former jockey club.
Pigott, Charles, -1794.Date: 1794- Books
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The metamorphosis of the town: or, a view of the present fashions. A tale: after the manner of Fontaine.
Thomas, Elizabeth, 1677-1731.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- 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 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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Trivia: Or, The art of walking the streets of London. By Mr. Gay.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.Date: [1760?]- Books
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Trivia; or, the art of walking the streets of London: by Mr. J. Gay, author of the Beggar's Opera.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.Date: [1795?]- 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
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The art of living in London: a poem.
Smith, James, of Tewkesbury.Date: 1784- Books
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An abridgment of "The jockey club, or A sketch of the manners of the age." In three parts. Part the first[-third]. [Four lines of quotations]
Pigott, Charles, -1794.Date: 1795- Books
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Trivia: or, the art of walking the streets of London. By Mr. Gay.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.Date: 1716- Books
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A trip to the D----l's summer-house: or, a journey to the Wells: with the old preaching Quaker's, sermon to the London-mobb.
Date: 1704?]- Books
Everyday life in medieval London : from the Anglo-Saxons to the Tudors / Toni Mount.
Mount, ToniDate: 2014- 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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The metamorphoses of the town: or, a view of the present fashions. By the late celebrated Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, who has so often obliged the town, under the name of Corinna. To which are added, I. The female metamorphosis; or, Ladies transformed into China-Cups. II. The Journal of a Modern Lady. III. The Furniture of a Woman's Mind. IV. An Inventory of a Lady's Dressing-Room.
Thomas, Elizabeth, 1677-1731.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The metamorphoses of the town: or, a view of the present fashions. A tale. After the manner of Fontaine. The third edition. To which is added, The Journal of a modern lady. By Dean Swift.
Thomas, Elizabeth, 1677-1731.Date: 1731- Books
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The london-Spy compleat, in eighteen parts. ...
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCIX. [1709]- Books
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Trivia: or, the art of walking the streets of London. By Mr. Gay.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.Date: [1716]- Books
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A view of the town: or, memoirs of London. In which is contained a diverting account of the humours, follies, vices, and what not? of that famous metropolis: Where every Offence meets with its due Correction; Knaves are Scourg'd, Fools Jirk'd, and the Ladies have a Stroke by the by. In fine, not to pall your Appetite, by a tedious Lift of Particulars, here is, in short, as much Sing-Song as in the Beggar's-Opera; and more New Whims than in the Orator's Advertisements.
Date: 1731