Boxiana Edit Meaning

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(1) Title of the early classic about the sportof BOXING.

(2) Title of an early classic about another form of BOXING.

(1) Subtitled "Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism", BOXIANA was written in 1812 by the foremost BOXING writer of the day Pierce Egan.

(2) Subtitled "Memoirs of a Scots Lady's Sporran", BOXIANA was written in 1768 by one of the foremost harlots of the day, whose popular nom de plume was Betty the Box. Pre-dated and over-shadowed by the more famous "Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Lady of Pleasure", it was widely available for sale on the streets of Edinburgh - as, indeed, was its well-known and ubiquitousauthor.

See box, boxing the bud, sporting, indoor sports, carnal, annals, country matters, urbanity, heroine, hirsute, herstory, faroukh me!, old folks, foxed, fisticuffs, mitten, gloves, love-puppet, ring, -, craft, canoe, banana boat, ding-ding, bell, rounds, corner, seconds, out, toe to toe, camel toe, elephant toe, toaster, sparring, spa, geyser, beaver-spit, melba embrocation, knock out, ko, lardgina, Persson

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