Ned Ward [ Commerce / Art and Literature ]
… Politics Satire sexe Taverns Edward ‘Ned’ Ward was a satirist and tavern keeper, most widely recognised as the author of The London Spy (1698-1700) – an eighteen-part walkabout tour of the metropolis that exemplified his hearty … writing for print and, with over 100 titles to his name – penned over four decades – he was among the most industrious authors of his generation. His subject matter comprised a host of contemporary interests and concerns, as well as the … in historians’ footnotes, he has remained an elusive figure. The only book length study was published in 1946 and its author, Howard William Troyer, focused primarily on Ward’s published works; uncovering his subject’s ‘life and …
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