George Branwell was an unfortunate apprentice who failed to follow the advised moral code of behaviour. His subsequent downfall was popularised throughout the eighteenth century to warn other young people against the evil effects of bad company and the temptations they might encounter an leaving home to set out in business.London: printed for J. Cooper; at Shakespear's Head in Pall Mall; 1737.From: George Lillo; The London merchant: or; the history of George Barnwell. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane; by His Majesty's servants. By Mr. Lillo.RB. 23. a. 28924 frontispiece and title pageLondon; British Library.