The complete London jester, or wit's companion : containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning and all the Judgment, which has lately flowed from the two universities, from the Two Theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Bedford Coffee-House; or, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the Fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bon Mots, Choice Songs, 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 chearful 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 second edition.

Other Title:

Complete London jester, or wit's companion

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. Lownds in Fleet-Street, 1765.

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T71566.

OCLC:

642668366