Famous Impostors Women as Men

In which the patient reader is introduced to the curious and oft perilous instances of women who donned man’s attire to brave the rigours and adventures of military and naval life, motivated by necessity, love, or fortune, and exemplified in the lives of bold personages such as Hannah Snell and La Maupin. Thereafter, the narrative shifts to a more jocose tone, recounting notable hoaxes and practical jokes—ingenious, mischievous, and sometimes cruel—which entertained or vexed the populace of London and beyond in times past.