xiv, [2], 327 pp. Black cloth spine with gilt titles and decorations, marbled paper over boards. Edited, with notes and introduction, by Kenneth Fenwick, contemporary prints by William Hogarth and others. Written by the satirical author and publican and originally released in periodical form from 1698-1700, then published in book form in 1703. Framed as a recounting of the travels of a country gentleman and a native Londoner through different parts of the city, it includes vivid depictions of life among the impoverished citizenry, with descriptions of prostitution, theft, and various other crimes.
