The Book Prize Index

City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth-Century London

Vic Gatrell

Drawing upon the satirical prints of the eighteenth century, the author explores what made Londoners laugh and offers insight into the origins of modern attitudes toward sex, celebrity, and ridicule.

HistoryHistory · high confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureHousing, Cities & Urban LifeClass, Poverty & Inequality

Award History

2 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Wolfson History PrizeMajor2007WinnerOfficial source
PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize: Historical Nonfiction2007WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • London90%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    50 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.