CONTENTS I. GAMBLING-CLUBS AND HIGH PLAY II. WITTY WOMEN AND PRETTY WOMEN III. OLD LONDON COFFEE-HOUSES IV. OLD M.P.S AND SOME OF THEIR SAYINGS V. FAMOUS OLD ACTORS VI. OLD JUDGES AND SOME OF THEIR SAYINGS VII. SOME FAMOUS LONDON ACTRESSES VIII. QUEER CLUBS OF FORMER DAYS IX. CURIOUS STORIES OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE X. WITS AND BEAUX OF OLD LONDON SOCIETY XI. LONDON SEEN THROUGH FOREIGN SPECTACLES XII. OLD LONDON TAVERNS AND TEA-GARDENS I. THE GALLERIED TAVERNS OF OLD LONDON II. OLD LONDON TEA-GARDENS XIII. WILLIAM PATERSON AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND XIV. THE OLD DOCTORS XV. THE LOST RIVERS OF LONDON XVI. ROGUES ASSORTED XVII. BARS AND BARRISTERS XVIII. THE SUBLIME BEEFSTEAKERS AND THE KIT-KAT AND ROTA CLUBS XIX. HAMPTON COURT PALACE AND ITS MASTERS Published in 1899.