The diverting history and droll adventures of Sir John Falstaff : his jests, drolleries, comical humours, queer conceits, and most miraculous escapes, from the wanton contrivances of the merry wives of Windsor : to which is added, A dissertation on his character ; and, The history of the boar's-head tavern, in East-Cheap.

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Title The diverting history and droll adventures of Sir John Falstaff : his jests, drolleries, comical humours, queer conceits, and most miraculous escapes, from the wanton contrivances of the merry wives of Windsor : to which is added, A dissertation on his character ; and, The history of the boar's-head tavern, in East-Cheap.
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Signed Author Oliver Goldsmith
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 68
Date of Publication 1795
Edition Statement A New Edition.
Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication 1795
Imprint Printed for A. Lemoine, White Rose Court, Coleman Street; And sold by all the Booksellers.
Colophon Printed by H. Lemoine.
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Location of Printing London GB
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Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 6
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Notes Date tentative. Possibly Ann Lemoine's first publication.
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Goldsmith, Oliver. The diverting history and droll adventures of Sir John Falstaff : his jests, drolleries, comical humours, queer conceits, and most miraculous escapes, from the wanton contrivances of the merry wives of Windsor : to which is added, A dissertation on his character ; and, The history of the boar's-head tavern, in East-Cheap.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 26518, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/26518. Accessed 2026-08-10. 

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