Eighteenth Century Vignettes
by Austin Dobson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921
- Credits
- Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 47996
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47996
- Release Date
- March 13, 2015
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIGNETTES
- 2.By Austin Dobson — TO — MY WIFE
- 3.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION OF 1892.
- 4.I. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIGNETTES.
- 5.II. PRIOR'S 'KITTY.'
- 6.III. SPENCE'S 'ANECDOTES.'
- 7.IV. CAPTAIN CORAM'S CHARITY.
- 8.V. 'THE FEMALE QUIXOTE.'
- 9.VI. FIELDING'S 'VOYAGE TO LISBON.'
- 10.VII. HANWAY'S TRAVELS.
- 11.VIII. A GARRET IN GOUGH SQUARE.
- 12.IX. HOGARTH'S SIGISMUNDA.
- 13.X. 'THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD.'
- 14.XI. AN OLD LONDON BOOKSELLER.
- 15.XII. GRAY'S LIBRARY.
- 16.XIII. THE NEW CHESTERFIELD.
- 17.XIV. A DAY AT STRAWBERRY HILL.
- 18.XV. GOLDSMITH'S LIBRARY.
- 19.XVI. IN COWPER'S ARBOUR.
- 20.XVII. THE QUAKER OF ART.
- 21.XVIII. BEWICK'S TAILPIECES.
- 22.XIX. A GERMAN IN ENGLAND.
- 23.XX. OLD VAUXHALL GARDENS.
- 24.XXI. AT LEICESTER FIELDS.
- 25.NOTES: — THE END.
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