Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826 [1809], The Yankey in London: being the first part of a series of letters written by an American youth, during nine months residence in the city of London, volume I (Isaac Riley, New York) [word count] [eaf408].

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The Yankey in London: Being the First Part of a Series of Letters Written by an American Youth, during Nine Months Residence in the City of London . . . Volume I

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Title Page Acknowledgment PREFACE. Preliminaries CONTENTS. Main text LETTER III. Prominent traits in the English character. LETTER V. The British House of Commons. LETTER VIII. The House of Lords. LETTER XI. English Biography. LETTER XIX. The London Booksellers—Etymology of the term Yankey. LETTER XX. Strictures upon the decorous in public bodies. LETTER XXIII. The sun—and fashion. LETTER XXX. Bite—bamboozle—all the rage—quiz— quizzical—bore—horrid bore—I. owe you one—that's a good one. LETTER XXXIII. Literary larceny, forgery, and swindling— Chatterton—Ireland, and Macpherson LETTER XLII. Medical, mechanical, and culinary quacks. Section LETTER XLIII. Prominent traits in the English character. LETTER XLIV. Introduction to the adventures of a young Bostonian, who went to London to establish a credit. LETTER XLV. Strictures on the English language of the present day. Back matter