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The Cries of London

The Cries of London

by John Thomas Smith

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Author
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833
Title
The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times
Credits
Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Illustrations
Category
Text
eBook-No.
37817
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37817
Release Date
October 22, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.ADVERTISEMENT.
  3. 3.CONTENTS, AND LIST OF PLATES.
  4. 4.BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR.
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6.WATCHMAN, BELLMAN, and BILLMAN.
  7. 7.WATER-CARRIER.
  8. 8.CORPS-BEARER.
  9. 9.HACKNEY COACHMAN.
  10. 10.JAILOR.
  11. 11.A PRISON BASKET-MAN.
  12. 12.RAT-CATCHER.
  13. 13.MARKING STONES.
  14. 14.BUY A BRUSH, OR A TABLE BOOK.
  15. 15.FIRE-SCREENS.
  16. 16.SAUSAGES.
  17. 17.NEW ELEGY.
  18. 18.ALL IN FULL BLOOM.
  19. 19.OLD CHAIRS TO MEND.
  20. 20.THE BASKET-MAKER.
  21. 21.THE POTTER.
  22. 22.STAFFORDSHIRE WARE.
  23. 23.HARD METAL SPOONS TO SELL OR CHANGE.
  24. 24.DANCING DOLLS.
  25. 25.SPRIG OF SHILLELAH AND SHAMROCK SO GREEN.
  26. 26.GINGERBREAD NUTS, OR JACK’S LAST SHIFT.
  27. 27.CHICKWEED AND GROUNDSEL.
  28. 28.BILBERRIES.
  29. 29.SIMPLERS.
  30. 30.WASHER-WOMEN, CHAR-WOMEN, AND STREET NURSES.
  31. 31.SMITHFIELD SALOOP.
  32. 32.SMITHFIELD PUDDING.
  33. 33.THE BLADDER MAN.
  34. 34.POSTSCRIPT. BY THE EDITOR.

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