City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth Century London by Vic Gatrell

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Atlantic Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

std thick gold lettering: Atlantic Books, 2007. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good. ref ZKVQ Between 1770 and 1830, London was the world's largest and richest city, the centre of hectic social ferment and of spectacular sexual liberation. It prompted revolutionary modes of thought, novel sensibilities and constant debate about the relations between the sexes. It also stimulated outrageous behaviour, from James Boswell's copulating on WestminsterBridge to the Prince Regent's attempt to seduce a woman by pleading, sobbing and stabbing himself with a pen-knife.And nowhere was London's lewdness and iconoclasm more vividly represented than in its satire. Combining words and images to offer a brilliantly original panorama of that time, City of Laughter is a ground-breaking reappraisal of a period of seismic change and a unique account of the origins of our attitudes to sex, celebrity and satire today.

Atlantic Books, 2006.. 2006. Soft cover. 1843543222 paperback, large 8vo, xxiv,696pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, spine not creased, Very Good condition. ISBN: 1843543222 .

London: Atlantic Books, 2006. Card covers in clean, tidy condition, a heavy book that may require an additional shipping fee for some international destinations, please contact for details. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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