John Ashton
(1834–1911)
English writer.

This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "J. A."

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  • Chap-books of the eighteenth century (1882) (external scan)
  • Social life in the reign of Queen Anne : taken from original sources Volume 1 (external scan)
  • Social life in the reign of Queen Anne : taken from original sources Volume 2 (1882) (external scan)
  • English caricature and satire on Napoleon 1 Volume 1 (1884) (external scan)
  • English caricature and satire on Napoleon 1 Volume 2 (1884) (external scan)
  • Humour, wit, & satire of the seventeenth century (1884) (external scan)
  • Old times : a picture of social life at the end of the eighteenth century, collected and illustrated from the satirical and other sketches of the day (1885) (external scan)
  • Eighteenth century waifs (1887) (external scan)
  • Romances of chivalry told and illustrated in fac-simile (1887) (external scan)
  • Century of Ballads (1887)
  • The Fleet: its river, prison and marriages (1888)
  • Modern street ballads (1888) (external scan)
  • Curious creatures in zoology (1890) (external scan)
  • The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England (1890) (external scan)
  • Varia (1894) (external scan)
  • When William IV was king (1896) (external scan)
  • The Devil in Britain and America (1896) (external scan)
  • The history of gambling in England (1898) (external scan)
  • Social England under the Regency (1899. --) (external scan)
  • Florizel's folly] (1899) (external scan)
  • Gossip in the first decade of Victoria's reign (1903) (external scan)
  • The History of Bread: From Pre-historic to Modern Times (1904)
  • The dawn of the XIXth century in England : a social sketch of the times Volume 1 (1906) (external scan)
  • The dawn of the XIXth century in England : a social sketch of the times Volume 2 (1906) (external scan)

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Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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