Читать книгу Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II - Egan Pierce - Страница 4

Table of Contents

Page10 British Museum

Page46 King's Bench

Page62 Public House

Page130 Blue Ruin Shop

Page148 Almacks

Page196 Easter Hunt

Page200 Donkey Cart Race

Page250.jpg Drury Lane

Page233.jpg St. George's Day

Page349 Ascot Races

Page386 at a Party

Page434.jpg Bull and Mouth Inn

CONTENTS:

Chapter I.

Seduction from rural simplicity, page 2. Pleasures of the

table, 3. Overpowering oratory, 4. A warm dispute, 5.

Amicable arrangement, 6.

Chapter II.

Philosophical reflections, 7. A great master, 8. Modern

jehuism, 9. A coach race, 10. A wood-nymph, 11. Improvements

of the age, 12. An amateur of fashion, 13. Theatrical

criticism, 14. Reflections, 15.

Chapter III.

Hyde Park, and its various characters, 16. Sir F——s B——

tt, 22, Delightful reverie, 23.

Chapter IV.

Fresh game sprung, 24. Lord C——e, alias Coal-hole George,

25. Rot at Carlton Palace, 28. Once-a-week man, 29. Sunday

promenader, 30. How to raise the wind, 31. Lord Cripplegate

and his Cupid, 32. Live fish, 33. Delicacy, 34. A breathless

visitor, 35.

Chapter V.

A fashionable introduction, 36. A sparkling subject, 37. The

true spur to genius, 38. An agreeable surprise, 39. A

serious subject, 40. A pleasant fellow, 41. Lively gossip,

42. Living in style, 43. Modern good breeding, 45. Going to

see “you know who,” 46.

Chapter VI.

Early morning amusements, 47. Frightening to death, 48.

Improvements of the age, 49. Preparing for a swell, 50. The

acmé of barberism, 51. A fine specimen of the art, 52. Duels

by Cupid and Apollo, 53. Fashionable news continued, 54. Low

niggardly notions, 55. Scenes from Barber-Ross-a, 56. A snip

of the superfine, 59. The enraged Managers, 60. Cutting out,

and cutting up, 61. The whipstitch mercury, 62. All in the

wrong again, 63. A Venus de Medicis, 64. Delicacy alarmed,

65.

Chapter VII.

Preparing for a ramble, 66. A man of the town, 67. Bond

Street, 68. A hanger on, 70. A man of science, 71. Dandyism,

72. Dandy heroism, 74. Inebriety reproved, 75. My uncle's

card, 76. St. James's Palace, 77. Pall Mall-Waterloo Place,

etc., 79. An Irish Paddy, 80. Incorrigible prigs, 81. A hue

and cry, 82. A capture, 83. A wake, with an Irish howl, 84.

Vocabulary of the new school, 85. Additional company, 87.

Chapter VIII.

Public Office, Bow Street, 88. Irish generosity, 89. A bit

of gig, 90. “I loves fun,” 91. A row with the Charleys, 92.

Judicial sagacity, 93. Watch-house scenes, 94. A rummish

piece of business, 95. The Brown Bear well baited, 96.

Somerset House, 97. An importunate customer, 99.

Peregrinations proposed, 100.

Chapter IX.

The Bonassus, 101. A Knight of the New Order, 102. Medical

quacks, 103. Medical (not Tailors') Boards, 105. Superlative

modesty, 106. Hard pulling and blowing, 107. Knightly

medicals, 108. Buffers and Duffers, 109. Extremes of

fortune, 110. Signs of the Times, 111. Expensive spree, 112.

The young Cit, 113. All in confusion, 115. Losses and

crosses, 116. Rum customers, 117. A genteel hop, 118. Max

and music, 119. Amateurs and actors, 120. A well-known

character, 121. Championship, 122. A grand spectacle, 123.

Adulterations, 124. More important discoveries, 125. Wonders

of cast-iron and steam, 126. Shops of the new school, 127.

Irish paper-hanging, 128.

Chapter X.

Heterogeneous mass, 129. Attractions of the theatre, 130.

Tragedy talk, 131. Authors and actors, 132. Chancery

injunctions, 133. Olympic music, 134. Dandy larks and

sprees, 135. The Theatre, 136. Its splendid establishment,

137. Nymphs of the saloon, 138. Torments of love and gout,

139. Prostitution, 140. A shameful business, 141. Be gone,

dull care, 142. Convenient refreshment, 143. A lushy cove,

144. The sleeper awake, 145. All on lire, 146. A short

parley, 147.

Chapter XI.

Fire, confusion and alarm, 148. Snuffy tabbies and boosy

kids, 149. A cooler for hot disputes, 150. An overturned

Charley, 151. Resurrection rigs, 152. Studies from life,

154. An agreeable situation, 155. A nocturnal visit to a

lady, 156. Sharp's the word, 157. Frolicsome fellows, 158.

Retirement, 159.

Chapter XII.

Tattersall's, 160. Friendly dealings, 161. Laudable company,

162. The Sportsman's exchange, 163. An unlimited order, 164.

How to ease heavy pockets, 165. Body-snatchers and Bum-

traps, 166. The Sharps and the Flats, 167. A secret

expedition, 168. A pleasant rencontre, 169. Accommodating

friends, 170. The female banker, 171. A buck of the first

cut, 172. A highly finished youth, 173. An addition to the

party, 174.

Chapter XIII.

A promenade, 175. Something the matter, 176. Quizzical hits,

177. London friendship, 178. Fashion versus Reason, 179.

Dinners of the Ton, 180. Brilliant mob of a ball-room, 181.

What can the matter be? 182. Something-A-Miss, 183.

Chapter XIV.

The centre of attraction, 185. The circulating library, 186.

Library wit, 187. Fitting on the cap, 188. Breaking up, 189.

Gaming, 190. Hells-Greeks-Black-legs, 191. How to become a

Greek, 192. Valuable instructions, 193. Gambling-house à la

Française, 194. Visitors' cards, 195. Opening scene, 196.

List of Nocturnal Hells, 197. Rouge et Noir Tables, 198.

Noon-day Hells, 199. Hell broke up, and the devil to pay,

200. A story, 202. Swindling Jews, 205. Ups and downs, 206.

High fellows, 207. Mingled company, 208. Severe studies,

209.

Chapter XV.

Newspaper recreations, 210. Value of Newspapers, 211. Power

of imagination, 212. Rich bill of fare, 213. Proposed Review

of the Arts, 214. Demireps and Cyprians, 215. Dashing

characters, 216. Female accommodations, 217. Rump and dozen,

218. Maggot race for a hundred, 219. Prime gig, larks and

sprees, 220. Female jockeyship, 221. Delicate amusements for

the fair sex, 222. Female life in London, 224. Ciphers in

society, 225. Ciphers of all sorts, 226. Hydraulics, 227.

Watery humours, 228. General street engagement, 229. Harmony

restored, 230.

Chapter XVI.

The double disappointment, 231. Heading made easy, 232.

Exhibition of Engravings, 233. How to cut a dash, 235.

Dashing attitude, costume, etc., 236. A Dasher-Street-

walking, etc., 237. Dancing—“all the go,” 238. Exhibition,

Somerset House, 239. Royal Academy, Somerset House, 240. The

Sister Arts, 241. Character-Caricature, etc., 242. Moral

tendency of the Arts, 243. Fresh game sprung, 244. Law and

Lawyers, 245. Law qualifications, 247. Benchers, 248. Temple

Libraries-Church, 249. St. Dunstan's Bell-thumpers, 250.

Political Cobbler, 251. Coffee-houses, 252. Metropolitan

accommodations, 253. Chop-house delights and recreations,

254. Daffy's Elixir, Blue Ruin, etc., 256. The Queen's gin-

shop, 257.

Chapter XVII.

Globe Coffee-house, 258. A humorous sort of fellow, 259. A

Punster, 260. Signals and Signs, 261. Disconcerted

Professors, 262. A learned Butcher, 263. A successful

stratagem, 264. A misconception, 265. A picture of London,

266. All in high glee, 268.

Chapter XVIII.

A Slap at Slop, 269. A Nondescript, 270. Romanis, 271. Bow

steeple-Sir Chris. Wren, 272. The Temple of Apollo, 273.

Caricatures, 274. Rich stores of literature, 275. Pulpit

oratory, 276. Seven reasons, 277. Street impostors and

impositions, 278. Impudent beggars, 280. Wise men of the

East, 281. A Royal Visitor and Courtier reproved, 282.

Confusion of tongues, 284. Smoking and drinking, 285.

Knights of the Round Table, 286. The joys of milling, 287.

Noses and nosegays, 288. A Bumpkin in town, 289. Piggish

propensities, 2907 Joys of the bowl, 291.

Chapter XIX.

Jolly boys, 292. Dark-house Lane, 293. A breeze sprung up,

294. Business done in a crack, 295. Billingsgate, 296.

Refinements in language, 297. Real Life at Billingsgate,

298. The Female Fancy, 299. The Custom House, Long Room,

etc., 300. Greeting mine host, 302. A valuable customer,

303. A public character, 304.

Chapter xx.

The Tower of London, 305. Confusion of titles, 306. Interior

of the Trinity House, 307. Rag Fair commerce, 308. Itinerant

Jews and Depredators, 309. Lamentable state of the Jews,

310. Duke's Place and Synagogue, 311. Portuguese Jews, 312.

Bank of England, 313. An eccentric character, 314.

Lamentable effects of forgery, 315. Singular alteration of

mind, 316. Imaginary wealth, 317. Joint Stock Companies,

318. Auction Mart-Courtois, 319. Irresistible arguments,

320. Wealth without pride, 321. Royal Exchange, 322. A

prophecy fulfilled, 323. Lloyd's-Gresham Lecture, etc., 324.

The essential requisite, 325. Egress by storm, 326.

Chapter XXI.

Incident “ad infinitum,” 327. A distressed Poet, 328.

Interesting calculations, 329. Ingenuity in puffing, 330.

Blacking maker's Lauréat, 331. Miseries of literary

pursuits, 332. Suttling house, Horse Guards, 333. Merits of

two heroes, 334. Hibernian eloquence, 335. A pertinacious

Disputant, 336. Peace restored-Horse Guards, 337. Old

habits-The Miller's horse, 338. Covent Garden-Modern Drury,

339 A more than Herculean labour, 340. Police Office scene,

341. Bartholomew Fair, 342. A Knight of the Needle, 343.

Variance of opinion, 344. A visit to the Poet, 345. Produce

of literary pursuits, 346. Quantum versus Quality, 347.

Publishing by subscription, 348. Wealth and ignorance, 349.

Mutual gratification, 350.

Chapter XXII.

Symptoms of alarm, 351. Parties missing, 352. A strange

world, 353. Wanted, and must come, 354. Expectation alive,

355. A cure for melancholy, 356. Real Life a game, 357. The

game over, 358. Money-dropping arts, 359. Dividing a prize,

360. The Holy Alliance broke up, 361. New method of Hat

catching, 362. Dispatching a customer, 363. Laconic

colloquy, 364. Barkers, 365. A mistake corrected, 366.

Pawnbrokers, 367. The biter bit, 368. Miseries of

prostitution, 369. Wardrobe accommodations, 370. New species

of depredation, 371.

Chapter XXIII.

The Lock-up House, 372. Real Life with John Doe, etc., 373.

Every thing done by proxy, 374. Lottery of marriage, 375.

Sharp-shooting and skirmishing, 376. A fancy sketch, 377.

The universal talisman, 378. Living within bounds, 379. How

to live for ten years, 380. An accommodating host, 381. Life

in a lock-up house, 382.

Chapter XXIV.

A successful election, 383. Patriotic intentions, 384.

Political dinner, 385. Another bear-garden, 386. Charley's

theatre, 387. Bear-baiting sports, 388. The coronation, 389.

Coronation splendour, 390.

Chapter XXV.

Fancy sports, 392. Road to a fight, 393. New sentimental

journey, 394. Travelling chaff, 395. Humours of the road,

396. Lads of the fancy, 397. Centre of attraction, 398. A

force march, 399. Getting to work, 400. True game, 401. The

sublime and beautiful, 402. All's well-good night, 403.

Chapter XXVI.

Promenading reflections, 404. Anticipation, 405. Preliminary

observations, 406. Characters in masquerade, 407. Irish

sympathy, 408. Whimsicalities of character, 409. Masquerade

characters, 410. The watchman, 411. New characters, 412. The

sport alive, 413. Multifarious amusements, 414. Doctors

disagree, 415. Israelitish honesty, 416.

Chapter XXVII.

Ideal enjoyments, 417. A glance at new objects, 418. Street-

walking nuisances, 419. Cries of London-Mud-larks, etc.,

420. The Monument, 421. London Stone, 422. General Post-

Office, 423. Preparations for returning, 424. So endeth the

volume, 425.