The King of Schnorrers

Descrição: Livro em ótimo estado, sem uso, 164 pp. Ilustr. Written with great satirical perception, the book relates the adventures of a proud, resourceful Sephardic schnorrer (or beggar) who lords it over his fellow mendicants in London in the late 1790s. A literary gem, the book pokes fun at the prejudices dividing Londons Jewish community in the late 18th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. This work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work - 2016168