Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves
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SINKS OF LONDON LAID OPEN:
A
Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated,
TO WHICH IS ADDED A
TO WHICH IS ADDED A
MODERN FLASH DICTIONARY
CONTAINING ALL THE
CANT WORDS, SLANG TERMS, AND FLASH PHRASES
NOW IN VOGUE,
WITH
NOW IN VOGUE,
WITH
A LIST OF THE SIXTY ORDERS OF
PRIME COVES,
The whole Forming a True Picture of London Life, Cadging Made Easy, the He-She Man, Doings of the Modern Greeks, Snoozing Kens Depicted, the Common Lodging-house Gallants, Lessons to Lovers of Dice, the Gaming Table, etc.
EMBELLISHED WITH HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY
EMBELLISHED WITH HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.
CONTENTS
THE
THE
Dens of London
EXPOSED.
EXPOSED.
CHAPTER I.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES, CADGERS, &c., &c.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES, CADGERS, &c., &c.
CHAPTER II.
ST. GILES’S—THE CADGER’S HEAD-QUARTERS.
ST. GILES’S—THE CADGER’S HEAD-QUARTERS.
CHAPTER III.
THE CADGING HOUSE.
THE CADGING HOUSE.
CHAPTER IV.
A BEGGAR’S REPAST.
A BEGGAR’S REPAST.
CHAPTER V.
AN EVENING MEAL—A FEAST FOR AN ALDERMAN.
AN EVENING MEAL—A FEAST FOR AN ALDERMAN.
CHAPTER VI.
A QUIET SCENE.
A QUIET SCENE.
CHAPTER VII.
A LITTLE LITERARY CONVERSATION.
A LITTLE LITERARY CONVERSATION.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GAMING TABLE.
THE GAMING TABLE.
CHAPTER IX.
AN UNDER-DEPUTY.
AN UNDER-DEPUTY.
CHAPTER X.
THE RETURN;—AND A LITTLE UNKNOWN.
THE RETURN;—AND A LITTLE UNKNOWN.
CHAPTER XI.
THE LIFE OF LOW LIFE; OR THE GLORIOUS FINISH OF THE WEEK.
THE LIFE OF LOW LIFE; OR THE GLORIOUS FINISH OF THE WEEK.
CHAPTER XII.
ONE NOISE SUBSTITUTED FOR ANOTHER.—THE CLAMOURS OF STRIFE EXCHANGED FOR THE SONGS OF PEACE.
“Music soothes the savage breast.”
“Music soothes the savage breast.”
ONE NOISE SUBSTITUTED FOR ANOTHER.—THE CLAMOURS OF STRIFE EXCHANGED FOR THE SONGS OF PEACE.
“Music soothes the savage breast.”
“Music soothes the savage breast.”
CHAPTER XIII.
THE CLOSE OF THE NIGHT.
THE CLOSE OF THE NIGHT.
FLASH DICTIONARY.
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THE SIXTY ORDERS OF PRIME COVES.
Companion Volume by the Editor of “Sinks of London Laid Open,” cloth, 7s. 6d.
Companion Volume by the Editor of “Sinks of London Laid Open,” cloth, 7s. 6d.
ANNALS
OF
OF
FASHIONABLE GALLANTRY,
A COLLECTION OF
A COLLECTION OF
REMARKABLE TRIALS FOR DIVORCE,
&c.,
With many curious Anecdotes of Supreme Bon Ton.
&c.,
With many curious Anecdotes of Supreme Bon Ton.
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