Thomas Doggett Deceased

The biography of the comic actor Thomas Doggett and the famous Coat and Badge Race which he founded for watermen on the River Thames. Contents: Part I. The Man By Theodore Andrea Cook Chapter I The Fame of Actors3 Chapter II Bartholomew Fair10 Chapter III Drury Lane21 Chapter IV Pugnacious Thomas31 Chapter V River Traffic and London Theatres36 Chapter VI Off the Stage48 Chapter VII Doggett's Bequest60 Part II. The Race By Guy Nickalls Chapter VIIIThames Watermen71 Chapter IX Some Famous Watermen, 1700-180081 Chapter X History of Doggett's Race86 Chapter XI List of Winners98 Chapter XII Some Famous Winners109 Chapter XIII Accounts of the Best Races116 Chapter XIV Other Thames Wagers 167 Appendices Appendix I Epitome of The Country Wake171 Appendix II Notice of the Race Published in 1901174 Appendix III The Competitors for 1906176 Appendix IV Gravesend Watermen177