The progress of a rake : shewing The Various intrigues and dangers he met with; under the following Heads. I. His Intrigue with a certain City-Lady, and the Trick she contrived to gratify her Desires. II. His Adventures with the Whores in Drury-Lane, and the Comical Trick that was serv'd the Informers. III. The History of a certain Councellor noted for a good Stomach. IV. His Intrigue with a Butcher's Wife; his Quarrel with a young Officer, and the Duel thereupon. V. The Treatment he met with at a Conventicle. VI. His Intrigue with a Dutchess; the Trick he play'd the Merchants at Garraway's. And several other Entertaining Passages and Occurrences. To which is prefixed, by way of Introduction, A Poem, called The Rakes Night.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adventure stories, English--Early works to 1800.

Adventure stories, English.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],iv,3-47,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Progress of a rake

Place of Publication:

London : printed for N. Cox, Bookseller, under the Middle-Piazza, near Mr. Hogarth's, Covent-Garden; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, MDCCXXXII. [1732]

Notes:

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T53964.

OCLC:

642627718