HOLIDAYMAKER FIGHTS OFF AFRICAN LION IN WELSH HOTEL ROOM
MAN SWALLOWS MOUSE AND DIES
WIFE DRIVEN MAD BY HUSBAND TICKLING FEET
PALLBEARER KILLED BY COFFIN IN GRAVEYARD
LIBERALS EAT DOG
From the newspaper archives of the British Library, Jeremy Clay has unearthed the long-lost stories that enthralled and appalled Victorian Britain.
Within these pages are the riotous farces and tragedies of nineteenth-century life, a time when life was hard, pleasures short-lived, and gloating over other people's misfortune a thoroughly acceptable form of entertainment.
Deliciously dreadful and deliriously funny, The Burglar Caught by a Skeleton will have you, one way or another, in tears.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'If you like black humour you will like Clay's eclectic compilation.' * The Times * 'Clay takes us on a delightful romp through the seedy, saucy and sensational stories hidden away in the Victorian press ... All the minutiae of Victorian life is here.' -- Alexandra Henton * The Field * 'You will laugh, cry, cringe and feel queasy, but you will not fail to enjoy this treasure trove of fascinating tales.' -- Sophie Herdman * Press Association * 'Jeremy Clay has managed to distil the funny, the disturbing and the downright heartbreaking.' * Fortean Times * 'As these potty tales from Victorian Britain show, being bonkers isn't a new thing ...' * Chat * 'It's a fun account of the more lurid side of Victorian life' * Liverpool Echo *
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150 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84831-600-3 (9781848316003)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jeremy Clay is Features Editor at the Leicester Mercury. He is the author of two books, most recently Blokes with Balls (New Holland, 2005)
