Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea: Wherein are Exhibited Views of Several Striking Scenes, with Curious and Interesting Anecdotes of the Most Noted Persons in Every Rank of Life, Whose Hands it Passed Through in America, England, Holland, Germany, and Portugal, Volume 1

Charles Johnstone

1/1760 · T. Becket

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A thinly-veiled chronicle of contemporary scandals in political high life, ca. 1757-1763. Touches on the Sackville affair, Byng's execution, half-price riots at Drury Lane, the "Essay on woman", the Hellfire Club, etc. v. 1-2 issued in 1760; expanded in 2nd and 3rd editions; v. 3-4 continued the enlargement and were intended to accompany 4th and later eds. of v. 1-2.