Society sketches in the eighteenth century
By: by Norman Pearson.
Publisher: E. Arnold
Published: 1911
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Eighteenth century; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century; London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Table of contents: title: The Scowrers and the Mohocks.; title: The Virtuosi.; title: A great proconsul (Governor Pitt); title: The Wits.; title: An eccentric beauty (The Duchess of Queensberry); title: A lady wit (Lady Townshend); title: A male blue-stocking (Soame Jenyns); title: The serious side of a worldly man (Horace Walpole); title: The lighter side of a serious woman (Hannah More); title: The Macaronis.; title: Gentlemen of the road.; title: Index.