The adventures of Alexander the corrector. The third part : Giving an account of his wonderful escape from an academy at Bethnal-Green by cutting with a knife the bedstead to which he was chained: and of the dissolution of the pretended Court of the Blind-Bench in the Poultry, and their designs against the corrector. And an account of his application at St. James's palace for the honour of knight-hood, and his conduct at Guildhall as a candidate for one of the representatives in Parliament of this great metropolis. With an account of his law-adventures while he acted the part of a counsellor in the King's-Bench in Westminster-hall. To which is added a history of his love-adventures, with his letters and a declaration of war sent to the amiable Mrs. Whitaker, a lady of a shining character and of great revenues. Interspersed with various religious reflexions, shewing the necessity of appointing a corrector of the people, or of taking some effectual measures for a speedy and thorow reformation.
Author/creator |
Cruden, Alexander, 1699-1770 |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | London : Printed for the author: and sold by A. Dodd at the Peacock without Temple-bar, and by J. Lewis in Pater-Noster-Row near Cheapside, MDCCLV. [1755] |
Description | 67, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰. |
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Uniform title | Adventures of Alexander the corrector. Part 3 |
General note | Alexander the corrector = Alexander Cruden. |
General note | Price in square brackets: (Price One Shilling.) |
General note | Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection. |
References | English Short Title Catalog, T68584. |
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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