Curiosities of Street Literature


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This is a collection of broadsides from London. Broadsides are short, popular publications, a precursor to today's tabloid journalism. The collection contains sensationalist and sometimes comical stories about criminal conduct, love, the Royal Family, politics, as well as gallows' literature. Gallow's literature (confessions, verses etc. relating to individuals condemned to public execution) were often sold at the execution. As a collection these broadsides are a reminder of how important the printer was at this time -- it is surely no coincidence that the printers are printed at the end of every broadside, while the authors remain anonymous. - Summary by kathrinee (21 hr 22 min)

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Introduction 19:53 Leído por Ed Humpal
1.1 Introductory remarks about cocks, catchpennies, street drolleries etc. 13:06 Leído por Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
1.2 Two Murders 6:26 Leído por Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
1.3 Trial, Rape, and Murder 11:18 Leído por Scott Bennett
1.4 A Murder, a Murder of his Wife 11:27 Leído por Scott Bennett
1.5 Punishment for Murder and a Man, Hanged, Now Alive 8:56 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.6 Liverpool Tragedy, Massacre 8:45 Leído por GregShinn
1.7 London Fire, Fatal Thunderstorm 12:27 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.8 Scarborough Tragedy, a Wager 19:45 Leído por Michael
1.9 Gossip, Secrets: Loveletters and The Unfaithful Husband Found Out, and a Ho… 11:58 Leído por Lynne T
1.10 The Story of the Yorkshire Knight in Three Parts 15:32 Leído por Lynne T
1.11 Faithful lovers, a Quarrel, and an Apparition 11:37 Leído por Toeknee
1.12 A Catastrophe, and the Secrets of A Lord and Lady 10:52 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.13 Two Elopements and a Funny Love Affair 13:15 Leído por Ed Humpal
1.14 The Blasphemer, Warning to a Publican 14:08 Leído por Scott Bennett
1.15 An Apparition and Particulars of Fortune Telling 12:44 Leído por Michael
1.16 A Four-Day Trance and a Sleep-Walker 14:10 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.17 Dialogue between Death and a Sinner, Railroad to Heaven and to Hell 15:45 Leído por Michael
1.18 A Loveletter to a Sailor, A Maid and the Amorous Squire, The "Taking Off" … 15:06 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.19 Battle of Pea Soup, and the Great Old Goat 10:06 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.20 Adventures Looking for Mother Clifton, Selling a Wife 8:18 Leído por GregShinn
1.21 The Perpetual Almanack, a Tounge-Twister Tale 10:38 Leído por Ed Humpal
1.22 Female Teasing, Trademan's Hymn, The Register 11:00 Leído por Greg Giordano
1.23 Rent Day, Cooking a Wife, and Various Other Things at an Auction 12:08 Leído por Michael
1.24 The Last of the "Cocks," Suicide of an Artist and Letters Found on his Body 17:13 Leído por Michael
2.1 Introduction to Political and Royal Broadsides, the King 11:22 Leído por Greg Giordano
2.2 Three Accounts of Queen Victoria 12:07 Leído por Toeknee
2.3 Queen Victoria's Marriage and An Assassination Attempt! 11:15 Leído por Greg Giordano
2.4 Royal Childbirth and a Celebration of the Queen 8:13 Leído por Kathleen Moore
2.5 An Intruder Breaks into Queen Victoria's Bedroom and A Song about the Queen 11:52 Leído por Ryan Cowell
2.6 Three Accounts of the Birth of the Prince of Wales. 13:46 Leído por Roohi
2.7 A Visit to the Queen, a Royal Exchange, a Royal Marriage 11:04 Leído por Roohi
2.8 A Scene in the Election (farce), Speling Book for the Unions 17:59 Leído por Ed Humpal
2.9 The Times and John Bull v. the Pope's Bull 9:25 Leído por Jeff Moon
2.10 A Political Catechism and Famine Fast Day 10:17 Leído por Roohi
2.11 Three Political Texts 18:26 Leído por ashleighjane
2.12 Three Accounts of Political Affiliations, Reform, and Elections 17:09 Leído por Ulrike Denis
2.13 Political Thanksgiving and the Rights of Women 12:04 Leído por Greg Giordano
2.14 A Reform Alphabet and Two Irish Questions 14:26 Leído por Jeff Moon
2.15 A New Bill and a New Act of Parliament 16:41 Leído por Melvin Lee
2.16 Street Laws, the Poor Law, Death of a Pauper 13:18 Leído por Toeknee
2.17 Two Catechisms: the Soldier's and the Drunkard's, and Two Poems About the … 13:34 Leído por Toeknee
2.18 Beer House Act and Two Poems: Brave Nelson and Battle of Waterloo 9:40 Leído por Martin Campbell
2.19 Four Songs about the Price of Food, Politics, and Laws 10:14 Leído por Martin Campbell
2.20 Five Songs about the Irish Liberator, Poverty, and the Elction 10:15 Leído por Roohi
2.21 Four Songs about England, the Election, and the Death of Wellington 10:54 Leído por Roohi
2.22 Six Songs about Battles, Florence NIghtingale, and International Affairs 14:15 Leído por Roohi
2.23 Fours Songs about Cobden, Naval Battle, Lament, and Reform 9:23 Leído por Roohi
2.24 Three Songs about Reform 10:01 Leído por Greg Giordano
2.25 Three More Songs about Reform 9:07 Leído por Roohi
2.26 Two Songs about Fenians and Explosion 13:58 Leído por Roohi
2.27 Trading Bill and Election 7:23 Leído por Joseph Tabler
3.1 Introduction to Division 3 and The Female Husband 16:50 Leído por Oxenhandler
3.2 Shakespeare's House, a Costume, Manchester and Preston Guild 14:11 Leído por Roohi
3.3 A Prophesy, Grace Darling, a Championship, and an Accident on the Ice 14:58 Leído por Greg Giordano
3.4 Foreigners in England and Financial Hardships 13:52 Leído por Greg Giordano
3.5 And Agricultural Show, a Lunacy Case, and an Old Marquis and his Wife 11:51 Leído por Greg Giordano
3.6 Two Marriages and One Affair 8:05 Leído por Kalynda
3.7 Strike of Tailors, The Parson, Night in a Workhouse 12:41 Leído por Greg Giordano
3.8 The Ghost, The Wiched Woman, The Artful Girl 9:47 Leído por Michael
3.9 The She-He Barman, Beauty and Match-Making, the Convent 11:45 Leído por Michael
3.10 The Flitch of Bacon, Lord Mayor's Show, and a Boat Race 9:22 Leído por Roohi
3.11 Three discussions of Fashion: Petticoats, Crinolines and Chignons. 9:55 Leído por Diana Schmidt
3.12 The Velocipede, The Lord Mayor's Show, The Queen Opens a Viaduct 8:03 Leído por Vera Sticker
3.13 Cabman Flags, a Divorce Case, and Volunteer Review 9:19 Leído por Toeknee
3.14 A Parson Outwitted and the He-She Ladies 7:38 Leído por Ulrike Denis
4.1 Introdction to part 4 and The Life and Execution of Sir John Oldcastle 22:58 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.2 The Dying Speeches and Execution of Seven Conspirators 18:39 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.3 The Execution of Luke Hutton 8:21 Leído por TriciaG
4.4 The Exectution of Conspirators and of Sir Walter Raleigh 13:34 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.5 The Executions of Thomas Armstrong and William Nevison 8:28 Leído por TriciaG
4.6 Trial and Executions of James Lowry, John Swan, and Elizabeth Jeffryes 10:42 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.7 Execution of Six Unfortunate Malefactors and John Austin 14:43 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.8 Trials and Executions of April 11, John Hogan, and Joseph Richards 11:20 Leído por TriciaG
4.9 Old Bailey Intelligence and Execution of Eight Convicts 10:15 Leído por TriciaG
4.10 Executions of Unforunate Sailors and Richard Parker 14:52 Leído por TriciaG
4.11 The Executions of Mary Nott and James Nesbett 15:09 Leído por TriciaG
4.12 Sentences of Prisoners of September 11, 1822 and the Death of Ann Williams 10:26 Leído por TriciaG
4.13 The Confessions and Executions of John Thurtell, C.T. White, and Amelia Ro… 16:13 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.14 The Confession and Execution of William Corder, Bishop and Williams 17:14 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.15 The Confession and Execution of James Greenacre and F.B. Courvoisier 15:09 Leído por Melvin Lee
4.16 The Executions of Robert Blakesley and Verses on Daniel Good 8:02 Leído por TriciaG
4.17 The Executions of James Bloomfield Rush and John Gleeson Wilson 11:03 Leído por TriciaG
4.18 An Execution and a Tragedy: Six Children Murdered by their Mother 10:17 Leído por Oxenhandler
4.19 Execution of William Cogan and George Gardner 10:58 Leído por Jason in Panama
4.20 Execution of William G. Youngman and the Wigan Murder 10:52 Leído por Jason in Panama
4.21 The Execution of Priscilla Biggadike and Frederick Baker 11:42 Leído por mariemdover
4.22 Executions at Durham, Confessions and Executions of Samuel Wright and Jame… 17:52 Leído por TriciaG
4.23 Two Murders on the Railway 8:51 Leído por Guest
4.24 The Chase, Capture and Execution of Franz Muller 14:28 Leído por Roohi
4.25 Lamentation and Execution of James Longhurst and Miles Weatherhill 8:16 Leído por Roohi
4.26 Sentence of Constance Kent and Confession and Executions of Stephen Forward 10:44 Leído por Roohi
4.27 Execution of Pirates, Leigh and the Murder of a Child by a Schoolmistress 12:58 Leído por Roohi
4.28 Farewell to the World of Richard Bishop and Lamentations of J. Mapp and H.… 10:03 Leído por Roohi
4.29 Executions of Alice Holt and the Murder of a Boy by his own Father 11:25 Leído por msloganjr
4.30 Lamentations of J. R. Jeffery, John Fletcher, Ann Lawrence 10:09 Leído por TriciaG
4.31 Executions of Michael Barrett, Allen, Gould, Larkin, and William Sheward 12:55 Leído por TriciaG
4.32 Executions of John Devine, Martin Brown, and Alexander Mackay 16:04 Leído por TriciaG
4.33 Murder of a Wife and Six Children and Executions of F. Hinson and J. Rutte… 13:55 Leído por OCTL7
4.34 The Heroes of the Guillotine and Gallows 1:00:49 Leído por Sandra Knight

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I found these very interesting. some readers got a bit too dramatic, but the short tales were funny, gory and surprising for the time period they're from.