portraits of Ward: (1) engraving by Vandergucht, prefixed to the ‘Nuptial Dialogues;’ (2) engraving by W. Sherwin, prefixed to ‘Hudibras Redivivus,’ 1716; (3) engraving by Sympson; (4) mezzotint, dated 1714.
Ward's writings are found collected in sets of various dates and varying completeness. His ‘Miscellaneous Writings in Verse and Prose’ were issued in six volumes, with general title-pages dated from 1717 to 1724. Perhaps the most important of his works is the ‘London Spy,’ originally published in monthly folio parts, beginning in November 1698, and reprinted, ‘compleat, in eighteen parts,’ in octavo, in 1703. This book (whose name was no doubt borrowed from the ‘Turkish Spy’) throws much light on the times, especially on the life of the taverns and coffee-houses. In 1703 appeared also ‘The Second Volume of the Writings of the Author of the London Spy,’ a collection of twenty ephemeral pieces, often of great coarseness; a ‘Third Volume,’ with similar contents, was published in 1706; the ‘Fourth Volume’ (1709) contained the ‘London Terræ Filius.’ The curious ‘Secret History of the Calves-head Club; or the Republican Unmasked,’ appeared first in 1703; there was a seventh edition, enlarged, in 1709, and the book was reissued as ‘The Whigs Unmasked’ in 1713. ‘Hudibras Redivivus; or a Burlesque Poem on the Times,’ was issued in twelve quarto parts, between August 1705 and June 1707; it is written in imitation of Butler, and is a violent attack on the low-church party, with descriptions of the scenes of profanity or hypocrisy witnessed by the author during his rambles through London. In 1709 Ward issued ‘Marriage Dialogues,’ which were expanded in 1710 into ‘Nuptial Dialogues and Debates;’ ‘The Diverting Works of Cervantes, with an Introduction;’ ‘The History of the London Clubs, or the Citizens' Pastime’ (reprinted in 1896), and ‘The Secret History of Clubs’ (a lengthy volume). ‘Vulgus Britannicus; or the British Hudibras,’ in five parts, 1710, is a satire on the whigs and the mob. ‘The Life and Notable Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha; merrily translated into Hudibrastic Verse, by Edward Ward,’ appeared in two volumes in 1711–12. ‘The History of the Grand Rebellion, digested into Verse,’ was published in 1713, in three volumes; the portraits were subsequently used for Clarendon's ‘History.’
The following is a list of Ward's other writings as originally published, so far as they can be traced: 1. ‘The Poet's Ramble after Riches,’ 1691, 4to (in verse; speaks of his poverty). 2. ‘A Dialogue between Claret and Darby Ale: a Poem,’ 1692 (November 1691), 4to. 3. ‘The Miracles performed by Money: a Poem,’ 1692, 4to. 4. ‘Female Policy detected; or the Arts of a designing Woman laid open,’ 1695, 12mo. 5. ‘Sot's Paradise; or the Humours of a Derby Ale-House, with a Satire on the Ale,’ 1698, fol. 6. ‘Bacchanalia; or a Description of a Drunken Club: a Poem,’ 1698, fol. 7. ‘Ecclesia et Faction: a Dialogue between the Bow Steeple Dragon and the Exchange Grasshopper,’ 1698, fol. 8. ‘A Trip to Jamaica,’ 1698, fol. 9. ‘The World Bewitched: a Dialogue between two Astrologers and the Author,’ 1699, 4to. 10. ‘A Trip to Ireland,’ 1699, fol. 11. ‘O Raree-show, O Pretty-show, or the City-feast,’ n.d. 12. ‘A Walk to Islington,’ 1699, fol. 13. ‘The Insinuating Bawd, or the Repenting Harlot,’ by D. B. 1699, fol. 14. ‘Modern Religion and Ancient Loyalty: a Dialogue,’ 1699, fol. 15. ‘The Cock-Pit Combat; or the Baiting of the Tiger,’ 1699, s. sh. fol. 16. ‘A Hue and Cry after the Man-midwife, who delivered the Sand-Bank of their Money,’ s. sh. fol. (verse). 17. ‘A Trip to New England,’ 1699, fol. 18. ‘A Frolick to Horn Fair,’ 1700, fol. 19. ‘The Reformer, exposing the Vices of the Age; in several Characters,’ 1700, 12mo. 20. ‘The Dancing School,’ 1700, fol. 21. ‘A Step to Stir-Bitch Fair, with Remarks upon the University of Cambridge,’ 1700, fol. 22. ‘The Rambling Rakes; or London Libertines,’ 1700, fol. 23. ‘The Metamorphosed Beau,’ 1700, fol. 24. ‘A Journey to Hell; or a Visit paid to the Devil: a Poem,’ three parts, 1700, fol. 25. ‘Three Nights' Adventures,’ 1701, fol. 26. ‘The Revels of the Gods; or a Ramble through the Heavens,’ 1701, fol. 27. ‘The City Madame and the Country Maid,’ 1702, fol. 28. ‘The Rise and Fall of Madame Coming-Sir,’ 1703, fol. 29. ‘Bribery and Simony,’ 1703, fol. 30. ‘The Libertine's Choice; or the Mistaken Happiness of the Fool in Fashion,’ 1704, 4to (verse). 31. ‘All Men Mad; or England a Great Bedlam: a Poem,’ 1704, 4to. 32. ‘Helter-skelter; or the Devil upon two Sticks,’ 1704, 8vo. 33. ‘The Dissenting Hypocrite; or Occasional Conformist,’ 1704, 8vo. 34. ‘Honesty in Distress, but relieved by no Party,’ 1705, 4to (verse). 35. ‘A Legacy for the Ladies, by Thomas Brown … the second part by Mr. Edward Ward,’ 1705, 8vo. 36. ‘Fair Shell, but a Rotten Kernel; or a Bitter Nut for a Facetious Monkey,’ 1705, 4to (verse).
