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The adventures of Alexander the corrector. The third part. : Giving an account of his wonderful escape from an academy at Bethnal-Green by cutting with a knife the bedstead to which he was chained: and of the dissolution of the pretended Court of the Blind-Bench in the Poultry, and their designs against the corrector. And an account of his application at St. James's palace for the honour of knight-hood, and his conduct at Guildhall as a candidate for one of the representatives in Parliament of this great metropolis. With an account of his law-adventures while he acted the part of a counsellor in the King's-Bench in Westminster-hall. To which is added a history of his love-adventures, with his letters and a declaration of war sent to the amiable Mrs. Whitaker, a lady of a shining character and of great revenues. Interspersed with various religious reflexions, shewing the necessity of appointing a corrector of the people, or of taking some effectual measures for a speedy and thorow reformation.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cruden, Alexander, 1699-1770.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Standardized Title:
- Adventures of Alexander the corrector. Part 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners--England--Biography.
- Prisoners.
- England.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 67 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for the author: and sold by A. Dodd at the Peacock without Temple-bar, and by J. Lewis in Pater-Noster-Row near Cheapside, MDCCLV. [1755]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Alexander the corrector = Alexander Cruden.
- Price in square brackets: (Price One Shilling.)
- 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 Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T68584.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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