London (England) - Social life and customs - 18th century
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Satyrical reflections on clubs in twenty nine chapters. 1 Of Clubs in General. 2 The Vertuoso's Club. 3 The Knights of the Golden Fieece. 4 The No-Nose Club. 5 The Man-Killing Club. 6 The Surly Club. 7 The Atheistical Club. 8 The Club of Ugly-Faces. 9 Of the Split-Farthing Club. 10 The Club of Broken Shop-Keepers. 11 The Man-Hunters Club. 12 The Yorkshire Club. 13 The Mock-Heroes Club. 14 The Beaus Club. 15 The Wrangling, or Hussel-Farthing Club. 16 The Quacks Club; or, the Physical Society. 17 The Weekly Dancing Club; or the Buttock-Ball in St. Giles's. 18 The Bird-Fanciers Club; and of their Annual Feast. 19 The Lying Club; and how it came to be establish'd. 20 The Scatter-Wit Club. 21 The Florists Club. 22 Bob Weden's Cellar Club. 23 The Mollies Club. 24 The Bawds Initiating Club. 25 Sam Scot's Smoaking Club. 26 The Thieves Club. 27 The Small-Coal Man's Musick Club. 28 The Kit-Cat Club. 29 The Beef-Stake Club. By the author of the London-Spy. Volume IV.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- E-books
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Letters from Altamont in the capital , to his friends in the country.
Jenner, Charles, 1736-1774.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- E-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, wherein are displayed the various scenes of Covent-Garden, and its environs, the theatres, Jelly-houses, Gaming-houses, Night-houses, Cottages, Masquerades, Mock-Masquerades, Public-gardens, and other places of entertainments. As well as civil reception, public ... together with the various ... The whole exhibiting a striking portrait of London, as it appears in the present year, 1771.
King, Richard, Esq.Date: [1771]- E-books
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Amusements serious and comical , calculated for the meridian of London. By Mr. Tho. Brown.
Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.Date: 1702- E-books
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Desultory reflections on police with an essay on the means of preventing crimes and amending criminals. By William Blizard, F.S.A. Surgeon of the Honourable Artillery-Company, &c.
William BlizardDate: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]