The History of Sir Richard Whittington — John Shaqi
The History of Sir Richard Whittington
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The History of Sir Richard Whittington
Folklore -- England; Whittington, Richard, -1423
1841. The Life and Times of Dick Whittington: an Historical
Romance. London: Hugh Cuningham, St. Martin's Place. 1841. 8vo.
This is a novel written in imitation of Ainsworth, illustrated with
plates in imitation of Cruikshank.
[1845.] Woodcock's "Lives of Illustrious Lords Mayors and Aldermen
of London, with a Brief History of the City of London." London.
8vo. Pp. 28-46, Life of Whittington; but it contains no information
of any value.
1860. The Model Merchant of the Middle Ages, exemplified in the
Story of Whittington and his Cat: being an attempt to rescue that
interesting story from the region of fable, and to place it in its
proper position in the legitimate history of this country. By the
Rev. Samuel Lysons, M.A. London: Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1860. 8vo.
1871. The Story of Sir Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London in
the years 1397, 1406-7, and 1419 A.D. Written and
illustrated by Carr. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1871. Folio.
A new Ballad prettily illustrated, in which Canon Lysons's
researches are taken into account, and the boy is made of good
parentage, but the rest of the legend is retained.
1881. Sir Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London. By Walter
Besant and James Rice. London: Marcus Ward and Co. 1881. Sm. 8vo.
Whittington and his Cat. By Ernest J. Miller. Published by the
Albany Institute, Albany, N.Y. Weed, Parsons, and Company. 1881.
8vo.
A valuable paper, which contains a great mass of information on
both the true and----the fictitious Whittington.
Whittington and his Cat, an Entertainment for Young People, by Miss
Corner.
The Remarkable History of Richard Whittington and his Cat. Aunt
Busy Bee's New Series. Dean and Son. Coloured illustrations on the
page.
The following title is taken from Mr. Lysons's book, and I presume
it is merely an edition of the ordinary chap-book.
History of Sir Richard Whittington. Printed at Sympson's in
Stonecutter Street, Fleet Market.
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The following extract from Granger's _History of England_ is curious as
showing that the public would not have a portrait of Whittington without
a representation of his famous cat:--
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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