Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Chronology vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Grub Street
6. 1. An Irishman in London 29
7. 2. ‘Borderers Upon Parnassus’ 53
8. 3. The Philosophic Vagabond 82
9. 4. Covent Garden 102
10. 5. Authors by Profession 124
11. 6. Writing for the Press 145
12. 7. Beau Tibbs 165
13. 8. The Real Story of John Carteret Pilkington 193
14. Part II: Man of Letters
15. 9. Debauchery 221
16. 10. The Vicar of Wakefield 247
17. 11. James Grainger and The Sugar-cane 271
18. 12. Robert Nugent and Son 292
19. 13. The Good-Natured Man 321
20. Postscript 351
21. Notes 353
22. Acknowledgements 387
23. Index 389