Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, Taken from Original Sources — John Shaqi
Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, Taken from Original SourcesAshton, John
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Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, Taken from Original Sources
Ashton, John
Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
A TEA PARTY (Satirical Prints, No. 1555. 1710? B. M.) 72
A LADY AND FOOTMAN (View of Marlborough House--Guildhall) 74
RIDING PILLION (From a View of Whitehall--1713--Guildhall) 76
A BOURÉE AND A CONTRETEMPS (Weaver's 'Orchesography') 77
A SISSONE (Siris' translation of Feuillet's book on Dancing) 77
A CARD TABLE (Mrs. Centlivre's 'Basset Table,' ed. 1706) 79
A GAMBLING SCENE (Lucas's 'Memoirs, &c., of the most famous
Gamesters, &c.,' ed. 1714) 81
A LOTTERY (Steele's 'A Good Husband for Five Shillings,'
ed. 1710) 88
AN ASTROLOGER (Harl. MSS. 5931, 12) 92
'4 PAIRE FOR A SHILLING, HOLLAND SOCKS!' (Lauron) 115
A JACK-BOOT 117
SHOE-BLACK ('Cris de Paris') 118
A WATCH RIBAND (Harl. MSS. 5961, 222) 121
'OLD CLOAKS, SUITS, OR COATS!' (Lauron) 122
'OLD SATIN, OLD TAFFETY OR VELVET!' (Lauron) 122
A COMMODE (Anna Sophia of Hanover--Playing Cards, 1707, B. M.) 124
COIFFURE (Princess Royal of Prussia--Playing Cards, 1707, B. M.) 128
PATCHING (Lauron) 129
A MASK OR VIZARD (Harl. MSS. 5996, 3) 131
AN UMBRELLA (Gay's 'Trivia,' 1st ed.) 132
COSTUME OF A LADY 140
'FOUR FOR SIXPENCE, MACKERELL!' (Lauron) 144
'TWELVE PENCE A PECK, OYSTERS!' (Lauron) 146
A COFFEE HOUSE ('Vulgus Britannicus,' 1710) 162
THE LION AT BUTTON'S (Ireland's 'Graphic Illustrations of
Hogarth') 169
A TAVERN SCENE (Satirical Prints, No. 1582. B. M. 1712) 176
A LEOPARD (Harl. MSS. 5961, 327) 203
'THE LEST MAN AND HORS IN THE WORLD' (Harl. MSS. 5996, 1) 206
HUNGARIAN YOUTH (Harl. MSS. 5931, 280) 209
A POSTURE MASTER (Harl. MSS. 5961, 5) 211
PORTRAIT OF POWELL (from 'A Second Tale of a Tub,' ed. 1715) 215
GLASS-BLOWING (Harl. MSS. 5961, 224) 218
WONDERFUL FOUNTAIN (Harl. MSS. 5961, 331) 220
THE FOUR INDIAN KINGS (Hand Bill, B. M. 816. m. 19/26) 222
BILLIARDS (Cotton's 'Compleat Gamester,' ed. 1709) 243
SAVERY'S STEAM ENGINE (from 'The Miner's Friend,' 1702) 291
A PRINTING PRESS (Harl. MSS. 5915, 215) 296
'LONDON GAZETTES HERE!' (Lauron) 298
A NEWS MAN ('Cris de Paris') 301
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