The complete London jester : or, wit's companion: containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning, and all the Judgment, which have lately flowed from the two universities, the Three Theatres, from White's Chocolate House, from the Beef-Steak Club, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs, in London and Westminster, Including all the fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bons Mots, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart and a cheerful Countenance. The Whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, and furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the Amusement and Improvement of both Sexes.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English wit and humor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The twelfth edition, to which is added a genteel collection of the various toasts, sentiments, and hob-nobs now in fashion.

Other Title:

Complete London jester

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. & W. Lowndes, No 77, Fleet-Street, 1786.

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T162174.

OCLC:

642466283