Street cries of the world
Street cries were once a popular subject of songs and literature in Britain, continental Europe and elsewhere. Each month from 2018 onwards I'll be scanning and transcribing publications to build this collection.
− British Isles pre-19th century
Pepys Collection: The Cries of London c. 1620
The Manner of Crying Things in London 1640
An Act of Common Councell 1643
The Old Pudding-pye Woman set forth in her colours, &c. c. 1675
Jovial Tom of all Trads, or, The Various Cries of London-City 1687
The Cryes of the City of London Drawne after the Life 1688
Verses made for Women who cry Apples, etc. 1746
Kirk's London Cries playing cards c. 1754
Twelve London Cries done from the Life 1760
Cries of London, as they are daily exhibited in the Streets 1796
These six short poems were written by Jonathan Swift in Dublin and first published in 1746. The typography reproduced here is from a collection of his verse published in London in 1755.
