The English rogue; or, Witty extravagant: described in the life of Meriton Latroon. Containing the description of his birth and parentage: his early waggeries, and more mature villanies: the hardships and punishments he endured: the many policies and stratagems he invented to support himself; and the various discoveries of cheats and rogueries made by him: his many escapes from danger; and the frequent troubles and pressures of mind he lay under, for his wicked exploits: his many witty expressions and observations of things and matters: his amorous discourses and entertainment. And, in fine, his various fortunes and misfortunes through the whole course of his life: with the eminent cheats and artifices of either sex laid open, as a warning to all persons to shun the mischiefs that attend an evil course of life, &c. In five parts

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  • The English rogue; or, Witty extravagant: described in the life of Meriton Latroon. Containing the description of his birth and parentage: his early waggeries, and more mature villanies: the hardships and punishments he endured: the many policies and stratagems he invented to support himself; and the various discoveries of cheats and rogueries made by him: his many escapes from danger; and the frequent troubles and pressures of mind he lay under, for his wicked exploits: his many witty expressions and observations of things and matters: his amorous discourses and entertainment. And, in fine, his various fortunes and misfortunes through the whole course of his life: with the eminent cheats and artifices of either sex laid open, as a warning to all persons to shun the mischiefs that attend an evil course of life, &c. In five parts
  • Witty extravagant
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Imprint
London: printed for J. Back, at the Black Boy, on the middle of London-Bridge, 1702. The fifth edition, with large additions, farther compleating the whole history of his life.; ..
Added name
Back, John, active 1682-1703, bookseller.
Publication year
1702
ESTC No.
N50118
Grub Street ID
34228
Description
[8], 195, [1] p. ; 12°.
Note
Anonymous. By Richard Head

First published as: 'The English rogue described in the life of Meriton Latroon'.