Garrick's jests : or, genius in high glee. Containing all the jokes of the wits of the present age, viz. Mr. Garrick, Ld. Lyttleton, Mr. Fox, Ld. Mansf-, Mr. Burke, Mr. Foote, Mr. Selwyn, Dutchess of K. Lady H-, Lady T-, &c. Being Humorous, Lively, Comical, Queer, Satirical Droll, Smart Repartees; Facetious, Merry Bon Mots, &c. To which are added, a new selection of epigrams, poems Conundrums, Toasts, Sentiments, Hob-Nobs, &c. now in Fashion, And the Favourite New Songs Sung last Season at Vauxhall.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English wit and humor--Early works to 1800.

English wit and humor.

Genre:

Sermons.

Physical Description:

11 pages, 1 unnumbered page,148 pages,plate ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Charles Steele, Pater-Noster-Row, and A. Milne, opposite Bloomsbury Court, Holborn; and sold by all booksellers and newscarriers, [1785?]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Includes some verse by Garrick.

Another edition was published about the same time, with the same imprint, entitled 'The English Roscius'.

Braces in title.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T20958.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.