The complete London jester; or, wit's companion: containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning, and all the Judgment, which have lately flowed from the two universities, the Three Theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Beef-Steak Club, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bons Mots, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart and a chearful Countenance. The Whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, are furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the amusement and improvement of both Sexes

Imprint

London : printed for T. Lownds in Fleet-Street, [1781] The tenth edition, to which is added a genteel collection of the various toasts, sentiments, and hob-nobs now in fashion.; ..

Publication year

1781

ESTC No.

T162173

Grub Street ID

201026

Description

144p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Titlepage in red and black

Frontis. = ill

Below imprint in square brackets: price One Shilling.