Essays

—original scholarship by Grub Street contributors concerning places, people, organizations, and events in, around, and influential in London

People

—people who lived in, worked in, visited, or were otherwise associated with London during the long 18th century

John Arbuthnot (1667–1735), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Thomas Augustine Arne (1710–1778), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mary Astell (1668–1731), by Sharon L. Jansen, Pacific Lutheran University

Thomas Attwood (1765–1838), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Martha Blount (1690–1763), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Sir John Blunt (1665–1733), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

William Boyce (1711–1779), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Richard Boyle, third Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Isaac Brandon (1769–1847), by Philip Trotter, University of Toronto

John Broughton (1704–8 January 1789), by Allison Muri, University of Saskatchewan

Frances Burney (1752–1840), by Peter Sabor, McGill University

Edmund Curll (1683–1747), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Daniel Defoe (ca. 1660–1731), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Arabella Fermor (ca. 1689–1738), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Celia Fiennes (1662–1741), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

James Figg (d. 8 December 1734), by Allison Muri, University of Saskatchewan

Eliza Haywood (ca. 1695–1756), by Allison Muri, University of Saskatchewan

James Hook (1746–1827), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Theodore Edward Hook (b. 1788), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), by Nicholas Hudson, University of British Columbia

Michael Kelly (1762–1826), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

John Moore (d. 1737), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Anne Oldfield (1683–1730), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

John Oldmixon (1673–1742), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Matthew Prior (1664–1721), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Alexander Pope (1688–1744), by Donald W. Nichol, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Edith Pope (1643–1733), by Allison Muri, University of Saskatchewan

Sarah Popping (d. 1728), by Allison Muri, University of Saskatchewan

Margaret Caroline Rudd (1745–1798), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Elkanah Settle (1648–1724), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

William Shield (1748–1829), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

John Christopher Smith (1712–1795), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Anna Selina Storace (1765–1817), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Stephen Storace (1762–1796), by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mary Toft (1701–1763), by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741–1821), by Sharon L. Jansen, Pacific Lutheran University

William Woodfall (1745–1803), by Leslie Ritchie, Queen's University

Places

—places in and around London

Cuper's Gardens, by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Fleet Ditch, by Pat Rogers, University of South Florida, Tampa

Hampstead Wells, by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Marybone Gardens, by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Ranelagh Gardens, by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Vauxhall Gardens, by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland

White Conduit House, by Paul F. Rice, Memorial University of Newfoundland