Ingenii fructus : or, the Cambridge jests; being youth's recreation. I. containing delightful, choice, and uncommon novels. II. Merry with witty jests, aud Pleasant Tales and Bulls. III. The Cambridge Punns, and Drollery, suitable to Mirthful Entertainment. IV. The Original of the Word Cockney put upon Citizens. The Throwing at Cocks on Shrove-Tuesday. The Original and Reason of Horn-Fair, and Cuckolds-Point. V. The whole Art and Mystery of Love, in Courting Maids and Widows with Success; Nicking the Critical Minute to Crown your Love-Passion, with an Happy Conclusion. VI. New Jests, which may serve for the Witty Man's Companion, the Busie Man's Diversion, and the Melancholly Man's Physick and Recreatien. Calculated for the Meridian of Cambridge-shire, and may serve elsewhere, for the Innocent spending of Winter Evenings. The third edition, with new additions. By W. B.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

W. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],170p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Ingenii fructus

Place of Publication:

London : printed for William Spiller, over against the the Cross-Keys in Red-Lyon-Street, near the Fields, Holbourn, 1703.

Notes:

Price from imprint: Price Bound 1 s.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T187661.

OCLC:

642515387