The Devil Upon Two Sticks in England: Being a Continuation of Le Diable Boiteux of Le Sage, Byy the Author of Dr. Syntax's Tour in Search of the Picturesque

The Devil Upon Two Sticks In England: Being A Continuation Of Le Diable Boiteux Of Le Sage, Byy The Author Of Dr. Syntax's Tour In Search Of The Picturesque by William Coombe. The work is a satirical continuation that follows the fictional Spanish noble Don Cleofas Leandro Perez Zambullo as he travels to England with the Devil upon Two Sticks (Asmodeus) and visits London and its environs. Through episodic chapters framed as a guided tour, the Devil exposes what he calls the ‘virtues’ and ‘vices’ of British society—merchants, bankers, politicians, clergy, actors, and fashionable households—mixing moral commentary with social caricature. The narrative intertwines travelogue, theatre criticism, and political satire to critique the effects of wealth, fashion, greed, gambling, and licentiousness on character and public life. It presents a panorama of English life, from parks and palaces to coffee-houses and the Stock Exchange, using wit and irony to probe the integrity of manners and the moral economy of the era.