Drury-Lane in tears : Or, The ladies of pleasure in mourning. Being a full and genuine account of the life intrigues, and merry transactions, of that famous and well known pick-pocket Jane Webb, otherwise Janny Diver who is to be transported for picking a lady's pocket in St. Paul's Cathedral. Wherein is related an historical account of her education under that infamous old Bawd Mother Needham, and how she set up for herself, by picking a nobleman's pocket. Also a merry description of the whores, bauds, pimps, and bullies. Together with her advice to all persons of both sexes, as London apprentices, town maids, & country wenches, to which is added, a certain method to prevent gentlemen or ladies from having their pocketspick'd.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

8 pages : illustrations ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Wm. Vick, in the Old-Baily, [1740?]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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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 Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T184606.

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