Sketches of Mr. Mathews's celebrated trip to Paris : comprising a full account of his admirable lecture on peculiarities, characters and manners, with the most laughable of the stories and adventures, and seven original comic songs, on the subjects of, Do as other folks do, Paris is the only place, Delights of the packet, Lumps and bumps, Day at Meurices, Heads for a quarto, And Now farewell to Paris revels : And an analysis of the laughable monopologue, La diligence : Embellished with an elegant engraving, by Cruickshanks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835.

Contributor:

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, illustrator.

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English wit and humor.

Travel--Humor.

Travel.

Songs, English--Texts.

Songs, English.

Penn Provenance:

Perrin, Oliver W. (donor)

Physical Description:

24 pages. 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by and for J. Limbird, [1825?]

Notes:

First published in 1819 with title: Mathews's trip to Paris; or, The dramatic tourist. Cf. Brit. Mus. Cat.

Without the music.

A trip to Paris written by John Poole; La diligence written by James Smith. Cf. Mathews, Anne Jackson, 1782?-1869. Memoirs of Charles Mathews. London, 1838. v. 3, p. 52.

Local Notes:

Bound with: Mathews, Charles. Sketches from Mr. Mathews at home. London : Printed for the booksellers, 1822. (Item 3 of 7)

Contains:

Poole, John, 1786?-1872. Trip to Paris.

Smith, James, 1775-1839. Diligence.

Mathews' trip to Paris.

Dramatic tourist.

OCLC:

6461606