Title: Cruelty and laughter
Description: A rollicking review of popular culture in 18th century Britain this text turns away from sentimental and polite literature to focus instead on the jestbooks, farces, comic periodicals variety shows and minor comic novels that portray a society in which no subject was taboo and political correctness unimagined.
Subjects: Cruelty in literature, English wit and humor, History and criticism, English wit and humor, history and criticism
Time periods: 18th century