Comprises a variety of topics, from prostitution to flatulence, and paints a picture of the real and imaginative worlds inhabited by the people of eighteenth-century Britain. This title features a volume dedicated to homosexuality. It is intended for students of eighteenth century culture, queer theory, history of sexuality and book history.
Acknowledgements, Introduction, Kick Him Nan: or, A Poetical Description
of a Wedding Night (1734), Kick Him Jenny, A Tale (1733; 1737), Drive on
Coachman. An Humorous Tale (1739), A Merry Conversation Which Lately Passd
between a Very Noted Quaker, and His Maid, upon a Very Merry Occasion (1739),
The Cabinet of Love (1739), A Voyage to Lethe (1741), A Chinese Tale (1740),
A Court Ladys Curiosity; or, The Virgin Undressd (1741), A Spy on Mother
Midnight: or, The Templar Metamorphosd (1748), Adollizing: or, A Lively
Picture of Adoll-Worship (1748), Notes to the Texts