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HEAD, Richard (ca. 1637–1686) & KIRKMAN, Francis. THE ENGLISH ROGUE OR WITTY EXTRAVAGANT: DESCRIBED IN THE LIFE OF MERITON LATROON … THE FOUR PARTS. TO WHICH IS ADDED A FIFTH PART. London: Printed for J. Back at the Black Boy on London Bridge, 1688. Contemporary mottled calf. Pp. [6] 1 – 232. Small 8vo. Lacks frontispiece. Rear joint splitting internally. Wing H.1252.
An influential satirical novel that examines class life in seventeenth century England and was said to be a forbidden text when first published due to the scandalous subject matter it deals with. In addition, it explains methods used to cheat and swindle, supposedly obtained from real-life experience.