81 A LOTTERY HOAX

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. LETTERS to the TATLER
6. 1 FOLLIES OF THE TOWN 33
7. 2 AN EXPERIENCE WITH SHARPERS 35
8. 3 A THREAT FROM A SHARPER 38
9. 4 DENTAL HYGIENE 39
10. 5 SUPPORT FOR BICKERSTAFF AGAINST SHARPERS 40
11. 6 VIRTUE AND RICHES 42
12. 7 EXTEMPORE PRAYERS 45
13. 8 LOVE FOR MR. BICKERSTAFF 47
14. 9 DEXTEROUS WAYS OF NEWS WRITERS 48
15. 10 USHER AT THE TABLE OF FAME 50
16. 11 CURE OF THE SPLEEN 51
17. 12 CANES IN A PUBLIC HOUSE 53
18. 13 THE SPEAKING DOCTOR OF KENSINGTON 55
19. 14 A RICH QUAKER LADY 57
20. 15 A PIOUS WIDOW 58
21. 16 PLATONIC LOVE BY CORRESPONDENCE 59
22. 17 VERSES TO BE PREFIXED TO THE TATLER 62
23. 18 TRUTHFUL WRITING 63
24. 19 EXPORTATION OF GRAIN 65
25. 20 LIVELY DEAD MEN 69
26. 21 WOMEN AS SCANDALMONGERS 71
27. 22 SEDUCTION OF YOUNG VIRGINS 71
28. 23 RUM FELLOWS 72
29. 24 AN ACCIDENT WITH A CANE 73
30. 25 REPRINTING OF THE TATLER 74
31. 26 RULES ABOUT LAUGHTER 76
32. 27 REQUEST FOR THE TATLER 77
33. 28 LASHING ATTORNEYS 78
34. 29 ABUSE OF THE LAW 79
35. 30 LETTING OF CHAMBERS TO A TRADESMAN 81
36. 31 NOISE AND KNOCKERS 82
37. 32 MATRIMONIAL PREROGATIVES 83
38. 33 LADIES' RIDING HABITS 85
39. 34 WIDE QUILTED PETTICOATS 86
40. 35 FUNERAL OF A SHARPER 87
41. 36 BICKERSTAFF'S BREAKING OF HIS WORD 88
42. 37 PETITION OF LACEMEN 89
43. 38 DRAMA AND OPERA 90
44. 39 OPERA 96
45. 40 AN INJURED AUTHOR 99
46. 41 A GLISTER DRIVER 100
47. 42 TROUBLES OF A SERVANT MAID 101
48. 43 A VISIT TO A COUNTRY RELATION 102
49. 44 A VISION OF LOVE 105
50. 45 A LUSTFUL SEA CAPTAIN 107
51. 46 GRATITUDE AND NOBLE RESOLUTIONS 109
52. 47 REASON AND RELIGION 110
53. 48 HUMBLE THANKS FROM THE CHANTICLEERS 112
54. 49 LADIES5 PAINT AND COCK-KNOCKING 114
55. 50 GAMING, ELECTIONS, AND WOMEN'S PORTIONS 115
56. 51 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BOYS 117
57. 52 REVENGE OF AN INJURED MISTRESS 118
58. 53 A NOISY KNIGHT 120
59. 54 INTELLIGENCE FROM EDINBURGH 121
60. 55 FALSE REPORT OF MARRIAGE 122
61. 56 ABUSE OF CREDIT BY NOBLEMEN 124
62. 57 CHARACTERS OF DR. SACHEVERELL 127
63. 58 SERVANTS AS GUARDIANS 129
64. 59 "GOOD MR. BICKERSTAFF" 130
65. 60 A SMOKING WIFE 132
66. 61 PETTICOATS 132
67. 62 LADIES' LETTERS TO MEN 134
68. 63 A LOVER'S DISAPPOINTMENT 135
69. 64 REQUEST TO ANSWER FORMER LETTERS 136
70. 65 LOVE AND COQUETRY 137
71. 66 REQUEST TO INSERT A FORMER LETTER 138
72. 67 A QUARREL BETWEEN FENCING MASTERS 139
73. 68 PROMOTION OF COOK TO BARKEEPER 140
74. 69 A MARRIED WOMAN'S DILEMMA 140
75. 70 FRIENDSHIP 142
76. LETTERS to the SPECTATOR
77. 71 AN OVERBEARING FATHER 145
78. 72 A LADY WITH TWO SUITORS 149
79. 73 "FOLLOW NATURE" 150
80. 74 MULTIPLICATION TABLE AND BEAU AT BATH 154
81. 75 A VICIOUS FRIEND 156
82. 76 THE DEATH OF A BELOVED WIFE 158
83. 77 TEXT FROM LUCAN AND VERSES TO MR. SPECTATOR 160
84. 78 A TRUTHFUL TRADESMAN 161
85. 79 LADIES AS LANDLORD 162
86. 80 AN IMPATIENT LOVER 164
87. 81 A LOTTERY HOAX 166
88. 82 DIVINE VERSES 169
89. 83 INEQUALITY OF SOULS 171
90. 84 ADVANCEMENT OF VIRTUE 174
91. 85 UNDERSTANDING AND COUNSEL 178
92. 86 RELIGION AND CHARITY 181
93. 87 MARRIAGE FOR MONEY 185
94. 88 A CLUB OF CORPORAL WITS 190
95. 89 CHIROMANCY 195
96. 90 A LOVER'S REPENTANCE 197
97. 91 LOVE CASUISTRY 198
98. 92 CHOICE OF EMPLOYMENT 200
99. 93 THE RUIN OF A YOUNG LADY 204
100. 94 THE JOINING OF TWO SOULS 207
101. 95 AN ALCHEMIST 212
102. 96 AN INTIMATION OF IMMORTALITY 214
103. INDEX 219