Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction: The Unsentimental Eighteenth Century, 1740–70 1
7. 1. Jestbooks and the Indifference to Reform 16
8. 2. Cripples, Hunchbacks, and the Limits of Sympathy 45
9. 3. Delights of Privilege 111
10. 4. Joseph Andrews and the Great Laughter Debate 156
11. 5. Rape Jokes and the Law 190
12. In Conclusion: The Forgotten Best-Sellers of Early English Fiction 250
13. Abbreviations 283
14. Notes 285
15. Index 335