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The European in India, or, Anglo-Indian's vade-mecum : a handbook of useful and practical information for those proceeding to or residing in the East Indies, relating to outfits, routes, time for departure, Indian climate and seasons, housekeeping, servants, etc., etc. : also an account of Anglo-Indian social customs and native character / by Edmund C.P. Hull ; to which is added a Medical guide for Anglo-Indians, being a compendium of advice to Europeans in India ... / by R.S. Mair.
Mair R. S.Date: 1871- 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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Letters written during a residence in England. Translated from the French of Henry Meister. Containing Many Curious Remarks Upon English Manners And Customs, Government, Climate, Literature, Theatres, &c. &c. &c. Together with a letter from the Margravine of Anspach to the author.
Meister, Jacques-Henri, 1744-1826.Date: 1799- Books
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The london-Spy compleat, in eighteen parts. ...
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCIX. [1709]- Books
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England in miniature, or truth to some tune. A new ballad.
Date: [1729?]- Books
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The history of the London club[s] or, The citizens pastime, Particulakly [sic], The lying club, The Yorkshire club, The thieves club, The beggars club, The broken shopkeepers club, The basket VVomans club. With a sermon preach'd to a gang of high-way-men. Part I. By the author of the London spy.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: 1709- Books
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An essay upon publick spirit; being a satyr in Prose upon the Manners and Luxury of the times, The Chief Sources of our present Parties and Divisions. By Mr. Dennis.
Dennis, John, 1657-1734.Date: 1711- 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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An inquiry into the manners, taste, and amusements, of the two last centuries, in England. By John Andrews, LL.D.
Andrews, John, 1736-1809.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- 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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The connoisseur. By Mr. Town, critic and censor-general. ...
Colman, George, 1732-1794.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]-1756- 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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Epistolæ Ho-elianæ: familiar letters dome'stic and foreign; divided into four books: Partly historical, political, philosophical. Upon emergent occasions. By James Howell, Esq; one of the clerks of his late Majesty's most Honourable Privy-council.
Howell, James, 1594?-1666.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- 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-t-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 C--per 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-l...-de-ly Miss G-nn-ng Lord P-get Ducthess of G-d-n Col. St. 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-ft-n Viscountess M-yn-d Quick the actor Lady M-l-neux Col. Fitzp-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-ne-r Late Col. Bosville Viscounte D-el-y and W-ed Viscounte s H-mpd-n Duke of M-tr-se Mr. Daniel H-les 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-e-n-l General W-ts-n Col. C-wth-ne Lo-d 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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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 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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A supplement to The regal and ecclesiastical antiquities, manners, customs, arms, habits, &c. of the English, by Joseph Strutt.
Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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Bath anecdotes and characters: by the Genius Loci.
Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- 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 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 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 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 metamorphosis of the town: or, a view of the present fashions. A tale: after the manner of Fontaine. The second edition. To which is added, The journal of a modern lady. In a letter to a person of quality. By Dr. Swift.
Thomas, Elizabeth, 1677-1731.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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Trivia: or, the art of walking the streets of London. To which is added Rural sports. A poem. Inscribed to Mr. Pope. By Mr. Gay.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.Date: 1727- Books
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The tricks of the town: or, ways and means for getting money. Wherein The various Lures, Wiles, and Artifices, practised by the Designing and Crafty upon the Weak and Unwary, are fully exposed. Recommended to the serious perusal of all adventurers and sharers in bubble-undertakings, the Pursuers of Pennyworths, and Bargain-Buyers. Chiefly collected from some papers of the ingenious Mr. John Thomson, scattered between Laurence-Pountney's-Hill and Dover.
Thomson, John, active 1732.Date: [1732]