History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)
L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan, 1832-1915
English
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| Transcriber's note:
The astute reader will notice there is no Chapter XV in the Table of Contents or in the text. This was a printer's error in the original book. The chapters were incorrectly numbered, but no chapter was missing. This e-book has been transcribed to match the original. |
HISTORY OF ENGLISH HUMOUR
WITH AN
INTRODUCTION UPON ANCIENT HUMOUR.
BY THE
REV. A. G. L'ESTRANGE,
AUTHOR OF
"THE LIFE OF THE REV. WILLIAM HARNESS,"
"FROM THE THAMES TO THE TAMAR,"
ETC.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,
13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1878.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
| CHAPTER I. |
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| Burlesque--Parody--The "Splendid Shilling"--Prior--Pope--Ambrose |
| Philips--Parodies of Gray's Elegy--Gay | 1 |
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| CHAPTER II. |
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| Defoe--Irony--Ode to the Pillory--The "Comical Pilgrim"--The |
| "Scandalous Club"--Humorous Periodicals--Heraclitus |
| Ridens--The London Spy--The British Apollo | 22 |
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| CHAPTER III. |
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| Swift--"Tale of a Tub"--Essays--Gulliver's Travels--Variety |
| of Swift's Humour--Riddles--Stella's Wit--Directions |
| for Servants--Arbuthnot | 44 |
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| CHAPTER IV. |
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| Steele--The Funeral--The Tatler--Contributions of Swift--Of |
| Addison--Expansive Dresses--"Bodily Wit"--Rustic |
| Obtuseness--Crosses in Love--Snuff-taking | 62 |
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| CHAPTER V. |
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| Spectator--The Rebus--Injurious Wit--The Everlasting |
| Club--The Lovers' Club--Castles in the Air--The |
| Guardian--Contributions by Pope--"The Agreeable |
| Companion"--The Wonderful Magazine--Joe Miller--Pivot |
| Humour | 77 |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
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| Sterne--His Versatility--Dramatic Form--Indelicacy--Sentiment |
| and Geniality--Letters to his Wife--Extracts |
| from his Sermons--Dr. Johnson | 99 |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
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| Dodsley--"A Muse in Livery"--"The Devil's a Dunce"--"The |
| Toy Shop"--Fielding--Smollett | 113 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
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| Cowper--Lady Austen's Influence--"John Gilpin"--"The |
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