Probably written from personal experience too

[thisbluespirit]

I'm still transcribing bits from my last month of access to the British Newspaper Archive and came across this in an article about street literature (i.e. ballads about murder and hangings, dodgy verses about royals and crinolines, much disapproved of by respectable folks, etc. etc.):

The present street literature printers are W. S. Fortey (Catnach’s successor), Monmouth-court, Seven Dials; Henry Disley, High-street, St. Giles; Taylor, Brick-lane; H. Such, 177, Union-street, Borough; and J. Harkness, Church street...

:-D

Comments

[persiflage_1]

Hahaha! Jack gets everywhere!

[thisbluespirit]

Publishing dodgy literature in Victorian London seems pretty much par for the course! I laughed when I stumbled over it.

[persiflage_1]

It absolutely does!! I bet you laughed - I did when I saw it just now.

[eve11]

Ha!

[thisbluespirit]

I had to share!

[liadt]

Lol!

[thisbluespirit]

:-D

[dimity_blue]

LOL! So that's where he was then. :oD

[thisbluespirit]

It must be him!

[sovay]

The present street literature printers are W. S. Fortey (Catnach’s successor), Monmouth-court, Seven Dials; Henry Disley, High-street, St. Giles; Taylor, Brick-lane; H. Such, 177, Union-street, Borough; and J. Harkness, Church street...

So many stories from personal experience.

[thisbluespirit]

Indeed, probably even a few personal hangings and buried alive stories, with Jack!

[swordznsorcery]

Hmm. Why do I suspect that the sort of things Jack would print wouldn't make it into a respectable publication?!

[thisbluespirit]

Definitely disreptuable publications here! Totally in character. *nods*

[moon_custafer]

Boy’s gotta make a living somehow!

[thisbluespirit]

Quite!

[auroracloud]

Now this is a fanfic waiting to be written!

(Possibly by me.)

[thisbluespirit]

Feel free! I sniggered for quite a bit when I transcribed it. :-D