Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction Sauce for the Gander 1
6. 1. Near Neighbors, Women's Wars, and Merry Wives 33
7. 2. Ale and Female: Gossips as Players, Alehouse as Theater 56
8. 3. Between Women, or All Is Fair at Horn Fair 83
9. 4· "O such a rogue would be hang'd!" Shrews versus Wife Beaters 118
10. 5. Scandalous Pleasures: A Coney-Catcher and Her Public 150
11. 6. Griselda the Fool 178
12. Epilogue: The Problem of Fun 218
13. Bibliography 223
14. Index 255