City of laughter : sex and satire in eighteenth-century London
Gatrell, Vic2006
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James Boswell observed that a person living in 18th-century London, 'may be in some degree be whatever character they choose'. This book argues that we cannot comprehend our own capacity for licentiousness or our sense of humour without understanding this unique period in English history.
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London : Atlantic, 2006.
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xxiii, 696 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781843543213 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.709421LON 306.709421306.709
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English
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BRN:
1322081
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