TEI | Living Picture of London, for 1828 and Stranger's Guide Through the Streets of the Metropolis | ID: 5q47s0106

Living Picture of London, for 1828 and Stranger's Guide Through the Streets of the Metropolis

Bee, Jon

1828

Living Picture of London,

For 1828

and

Stranger's Guide

Through the Streets of the Metropolis;

Shewing the Frauds, the Arts, the Snares and Wiles of all Descriptions of Rogues, that Every

Where Abound;

With

Suitable Admonitions, Precautions, and Advice

how to Avoid or Defeat their Attempts;

Interspersed with

Sketches of Cockney Manners, Life, Society,

and Customs;

And supported throughout by numerous

Cases, Anecdotes, and Personal Adventures.

Jon Bee, Esq

Author of a Dictionare of the Varieties of Life, & c.

To which is appended, the Author's former "Hints for the Improvement of the Polices." with Further Suggestions, Facts, and Remedies.

London

Published by W. Clarke,

Royal Exchange

Sherwood and Co.

Paternoster-Row;

and H. Fores,

Panton-street, Piccadilly.

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	Title Page
	PREFACE
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	CHAPTER I: First Impressions on coming to London, with a general Glance at Town Life and Manners
	CHAPTER II: Out-door Delinquencies Out-door Delinquencies Walking the Streets Picking of Pockets Hustling Tripping Up Highwaymen Quarters, or Lodgings
	CHAPTER III: Out-door Delinquencies of the more subtle Kinds Out-door Delinquencies of the more subtle Kinds Mock Auctions Ring-Droppers Gamblers' Cards of Address Swindlers, or General Dealers False Accusers False Accusations Crimps and Trappers; Impressment, &c.
	CHAPTER IV: In-door Tricks and Domestic Annoyances In-door Tricks and Domestic Annoyances Burglars Of Wagering Kiddies Cards, Draughts, Bagatelle, &c.
	CHAPTER V: A Sketch of Society, and Manners in the Metropolis
	CHAPTER VI: Hints for the Improvement of the Police Hints for the Improvement of the Police Haunts