Pierce Egan’s Life in London of 1821, with its sporting swells Corinthian Tom and Jerry Hawthorn roaming the town by day and night, became a sensation on the stage and in the streets. Hindley tells the story of the book and its imitators, reprinting the slang songs, theatre bills and anecdotes of the craze, with the Cruikshank brothers’ illustrations.
A lively scrapbook of Regency London slang and low life, from the book that set all London talking flash. Download the free EPUB.