Joe Miller's jests, or, Wit's merry companion : Most humbly inscribed to all the choice spirits, merry souls, and facetious companions, of the age. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, excellent bon mots, and most pleasant short stories in the English language; many of them trascribed from the mouth of the fecetious gentleman whose name they bear. Which will expel care, drown grief, banish the spleen, improve the wit, create mirth, entertain company, and give the reader a light heart and a chearful countenance. The whole teaching the agreeable art of story telling, and furnishing pieces of wit of wit for the amusement of both sexes.
| Author/creator | Miller, Joe |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | A new edition. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed and sold by T. Sabine & Son, 81, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, [1800?] |
| Description | 76 pages : illustrations (woodcut) ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Wit's merry companion |
| Caption title | Joe Miller's universal jester |
| General note | Signatures: [A]² B-G⁶. |
| General note | Sigs. C3, D2 and D3 are missigned C2, C2 and C3 respectively. |
| General note | Date of publication is a guess. |
| General note | Includes 'A collection of toasts and sentiments' on the final leaf. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T301456. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |