Real Life In London Part 58

Diversity of opinions, 282. A fresh start, 283. A critique on names, 284. The Cafe Royale, Regent Street, 285. A singular character, 286. Quite inexplicable, 287.

Development, 288. Aquatic excursion, 289. A narrow escape, 290. Tower of London, 291. The lost pilot found, 295. River gaiety, 296. Rowing match, 297.

Chapter XXII.

The tame hare, 298. Ingenuity of man, 299. London sights and shows, 300. Automaton chess player, 301. South sea bubble, 302. New City of London tavern, 303. Moorfields, 304.

Epitaph collector, 305. Monumental gleanings, 307.

Voluminous collectors, 309. A horned c.o.c.k, 310.

Extraordinary performance, 311. Female salamander, 312.

Regent's Ca.n.a.l, 313. Anecdote of a gormandizer, 314. Eating a general officer alive, 315. A field orator, 316.

Chapter XXIII.

Munster simplicity, 317. A visit to an astrologer, 318. A peep into futurity, 319. Treading-mill, 320. An unexpected occurrence, 321. The sage taken in, 322. Statue of ill luck, 323. A concatenation of exquisites, 324. How to walk the streets, 325. How to make a thoroughfare, 326. Dog stealers, 327. Canine knavery, 328. A vexatious affair, 329. How to recruit your finances, 330. A domestic civic dinner, 331.

The very respectable man, 332.

Chapter XXIV.

Vauxhall Gardens, 334, Various amus.e.m.e.nts, 335. Sober advice, 336. Fas.h.i.+onable education, 337. University education, 338. Useful law proceedings, 339. How to punish a creditor, 340. Exalted characters, 341. Profligacy of a peer, 342. Mr. Spankalong, 343. Other characters of ton, 344. Sprig of fas.h.i.+on, 345. An everlasting prater, 346. And incorrigible fribble, 347. Kensington Gardens and Park, 348.

Statue of Achilles, 349.

Chapter XXV.

A medley of characters, 353. Fas.h.i.+onables, 354. More fas.h.i.+onables, 355. More life in St. Giles's, 356.

Reconnoitring--a discovery, 357. Tragedy prevented, 358.

Fat, fair, and forty, 359. Philosophic c.o.xcombs, 360 Blanks in society, 361.

Chapter XXVI.

A ride, 362. Exceptions to trade rivals.h.i.+p, 363. Effects of superior education, 364. Affectation in names, 365.

Portraits of governesses, 366. Road to matrimony, 367.

Villainy of private madhouses, 369. Appearances may deceive, 370.

Chapter XXVII.

Pleasing intelligence, 371. Moralizing a little, 373. Cries of London, 374. The Blacking Poet, 375. Literary squabble 376. Curious Merchandise, 377.

Chapter XXVIII.

A new object of pursuit, 378. Royal visit to Scotland, 379.

Embarkation, 381. Royal recollections, 38'2.

Chapter XXIX.

Port of London, 383. Descriptive entertainment, 384. A rea swell party, 385. An Irish dancing master, 386. Female disaster, 387. Blackwall--East India Docks, 388. Sir Robert Wigram, 389. Domestic happiness, 390. West India Docks, 391.

Loudon Docks, 393. News from home, 394.

Chapter x.x.x.

Travelling preparations, 395. Whimsical a.s.sociations, 396.

Antiquity and origin of signs, 397. Signs of altered times, 398. Ludicrous corruptions, 399. A curious metamorphosis, 400. A sudden breeze, 401. A smell of powder, 402.

Chapter x.x.xI.

An unexpected visitor, 403. Sketches of fas.h.i.+onable life, 404. A Corinthian rout, 405. A Corinthian dinner party, 406.

A new picture of real life, 409. More wise men of the East, 411.

Chapter x.x.xII.

Antic.i.p.ation of danger, 415. Smoke without fire, 416.

Fonthill Abbey, 417. Instability of fortune, 419. Wealth without ostentation, 420. Eccentricity of character, 421.

Extremes meeting, 422.

Chapter x.x.xIII.

Sketches of new scenes, 423. A critical essay on taste, 424.

The pleasures of the table, 425. A whimsical exhibition, 426. Canine sobriety, 427.

Chapter x.x.xIV.

Antic.i.p.ation, 428. Obligation, 429. Change of subjects, 430 Magasin de Mode, 431. Bell, Warwick Lane, 432. Bull and Mouth Street, 433. Bull and Mouth Inn, 434. Jehu chaff, 435.

Adieu to London, 436.

LIST OF THE PLATES

The Ladder of Life Frontispiece.

Ill.u.s.trated t.i.tle Page.

British Museum 10

King's-Bench Prison 62

King Charles's Crib 130

Blue Ruin

Almack's Rooms 196

Easter Hunt

Coster-mongers

A Stroll down Drury-Lane 250

Presentation at the Levee 263