Jonathan Wild
gain. A Very Short Chapter, Containing Infinitely More
accounts, one of which only can be true, and possibly and indeed probably none; instead of following the general method of historian
e courts and cities of Europe, and consequently less dangerous to corrupt a young man's morals. And as for the advantages, the old gentleman thought they were equal there with those attained in the politer climates; for travelling, he said, was travelling in one part of the world
exact time of his stay is somewhat uncertain; most probably longer than was intended. But howsoever long his abode there was, it must be a blank in this history, a
rted an adventure or two of some other traveller; to which purpose we borrowed the journals of several young gentlemen who have lately m
de a noise in the world, are in reality as absolute blanks as the travels of our hero. As, therefore, we shall make sufficient amends in the sequel for this inanity, we shall hasten on to matters of true im