Venus in Boston
Subtitle: and other tales of nineteenth-century city life
By: George Thompson ; edited with an introduction by David S. Reynolds and Kimberly R. Gladman.
Contributors: Reynolds, David S., 1948-; Gladman, Kimberly R., 1968-
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: Thompson, George, b. 1823.; City and town life -- Fiction.; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.; Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction.; New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.; Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-391).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: VENUS IN BOSTON;; title: A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE; title: INTRODUCTION 3; title: CHAPTER I. The blind Basket-maker andhis family. 3; title: CHAPTER II. Innocence in the Grip of Lust. 7; title: CHAPTER III. The Rescue. 17; title: CHAPTER IV. A night in Ann street. 20; title: CHAPTER V. The Chevalier and the Duchess. 52; title: CHAPTER VI. The Stolen Package 75; title: CHAPTER VII. Showing the operations of Jew Mike 90; title: CHAPTER VIII. The Chambers of Love 98; title: CITY CRIMES;; title: OR LIFE IN NEW YORK AND BOSTON; title: CHAPTER I. A Young Gentleman of Wealth and Fashion 107; title: CHAPTER II. The Courtezansstory 112; title: CHAPTER III. Domestic Troubles 119; title: CHAPTER IV. A Fashionable Lady 124; title: CHAPTER V. A Thieves' Crib on the Five Points 128; title: CHAPTER VI. The Dark Vaults 132; title: CHAPTER VII. Thefalse wife 137; title: CHAPTER VIII. The Subterranean Cellar 147; title: CHAPTER IX. The Masquerade Ball 156; title: Chapter X. The Amours of Josephine 168; title: CHAPTER XI. The Condemnation to Death 172; title: CHAPTER XII. Showing how the Dead Man escaped 178; title: CHAPTER XIII. The Afiican and his Mistress 186; title: CHAPTER XIV. A Glimpse of the Crimes 192; title: CHAPTER XV. Showing the pranks played 204; title: CHAPTER XVI. Showing the Voluptuous Revellings 212; title: CHAPTER XVII. Illustrating the truth of the proverb 219; title: CHAPTER XVIII. The Dead Man's story 227; title: CHAPTER XIX. Showing how Mrs. Belmont was pursued 232; title: CHAPTER XX. Frank Sydney in the Power of his Enemies 236; title: CHAPTER XXI. Josephine and Mrs. Franklin 239; title: CHAPTER XXII. Showing the Desperate and Bloody Combat 249; title: CHAPTER XXIII. Showing how Sydney was tortured 255; title: CHAPTER XXIV. The Marriage 259; title: CHAPTER XXV. Servants'Frolics 268; title: CHAPTER XXVI. Scene on Boston Common 273; title: CHAPTER XXVII. The Ruined Rector 281; title: CHAPTER XXVIII. The Difguised Husband 286; title: CHAPTER XXIX. Wherein one of the Characters 295; title: CHAPTER XXX. Showing that a man should never many 304; title: CONCLUSION 309; title: MY LIFE:; title: OR THE ADVENTURES OF GEO. THOMPSON; title: INTRODUCTION. In which the author defineth his position. 313; title: CHAPTER I. In which I begin to Acquire a Knowledge 315; title: CHAPTER II. In which I become a Printer 325; title: CHAPTERIII. In which is enacted a bloody tragedy. 331; title: CHAPTER IV. In which I set forth upon my travels 339; title: CHAPTER V. I encountered a lady acquaintance 344; title: CHAPTER VI. In which is introduced a celebrated Comedian 354; title: CHAPTER VII. A deed of blood and horror 359; title: CHAPTER VIII. An Escape, and a Triumph. 363; title: CHAPTER IX. An accident 366; title: CHAPTER X. Six weeks in Leverett Street Jail. 369; title: CHAPTER XI. "The Uncles and Nephews." 371; title: CONCLUSION. My Parting Bow. 377.