LETTER III.
Certain prominent traits in the English
character, and the best mode of getting
into the best company—taste of a female
author, 1
LETTER V.
The British House of Commons, 16
LETTER VIII.
The House of Lords, 33
LETTER XI.
English biography—origin of biography;
the legitimate contrasted with the spurious—Plutarch—Galileo—Dr.Hervey—
John, Earl of Rochester—Dr. Johnson—
Boswell—the biography of an eminent
character from the Gentleman's Magazine,
with an editorial note in the best
English style and spirit—meretricious
apologies; the general reading of them
a sure indication of the decline of taste
and empire—an unassuming hint to the
British government, 47LETTER XIX.
The London bookseller—etymology of the
term Yankey, 70
LETTER XX.
Strictures upon the decorous in public
bodies, 77
LETTER XXIII.
The sun, and fashion, 85
LETTER XXX.
Bite—bamboolze—all the rage—quiz—
quizzical—bore—horrid bore—I owe you
one—that's a good one—clever fellow—
I guess, 101
LETTER XXXIII.
Literary larceny, forgery and swindling—
Chatterton—Ireland, and Macpherson,
113
LETTER XLII.
Medical, mechanical, and culinary quacks,
131
LETTER XLIII.
Prominent traits in the English character,
145
LETTER XLIV.
Introduction to the adventures of a young
Bostonian who went to London to establish
a credit, 161
LETTER XLV.
Strictures on the English language of the
present day, 171
