Curiosities of Street Literature

Author(s): Various

Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Satire, Biography & Autobiography

Narrators: Ed Humpal, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Scott Bennett, Greg Giordano, GregShinn, Michael, Lynne T, Toeknee, Kathleen Moore, Ryan Cowell, Roohi, Jeff Moon, Ashleighjane, Ulrike Denis, Melvin Lee, Martin Campbell, Joseph Tabler, Oxenhandler, Kalynda, Diana Schmidt, Vera Sticker, TriciaG, Jason In Panama, Mariemdover, Guest, Msloganjr, OCTL7, Sandra Knight

Number of Chapters: 100

Length: 21 hours and 22 minutes

Language: English

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

Introduction (Ed Humpal)

1.1 Introductory remarks about cocks, catchpennies, street drolleries etc. (Beth Thomas (1974-2020))

1.2 Two Murders (Beth Thomas (1974-2020))

1.3 Trial, Rape, and Murder (Scott Bennett)

1.4 A Murder, a Murder of his Wife (Scott Bennett)

1.5 Punishment for Murder and a Man, Hanged, Now Alive (Greg Giordano)

1.6 Liverpool Tragedy, Massacre (GregShinn)

1.7 London Fire, Fatal Thunderstorm (Greg Giordano)

1.8 Scarborough Tragedy, a Wager (Michael)

1.9 Gossip, Secrets: Loveletters and The Unfaithful Husband Found Out, and a Hopeful Loveletter (Lynne T)

1.10 The Story of the Yorkshire Knight in Three Parts (Lynne T)

1.11 Faithful lovers, a Quarrel, and an Apparition (Toeknee)

1.12 A Catastrophe, and the Secrets of A Lord and Lady (Greg Giordano)

1.13 Two Elopements and a Funny Love Affair (Ed Humpal)

1.14 The Blasphemer, Warning to a Publican (Scott Bennett)

1.15 An Apparition and Particulars of Fortune Telling (Michael)

1.16 A Four-Day Trance and a Sleep-Walker (Greg Giordano)

1.17 Dialogue between Death and a Sinner, Railroad to Heaven and to Hell (Michael)

1.18 A Loveletter to a Sailor, A Maid and the Amorous Squire, The "Taking Off" of Prince Albert's Inexpressibles (Greg Giordano)

1.19 Battle of Pea Soup, and the Great Old Goat (Greg Giordano)

1.20 Adventures Looking for Mother Clifton, Selling a Wife (GregShinn)

1.21 The Perpetual Almanack, a Tounge-Twister Tale (Ed Humpal)

1.22 Female Teasing, Trademan's Hymn, The Register (Greg Giordano)

1.23 Rent Day, Cooking a Wife, and Various Other Things at an Auction (Michael)

1.24 The Last of the "Cocks," Suicide of an Artist and Letters Found on his Body (Michael)

2.1 Introduction to Political and Royal Broadsides, the King (Greg Giordano)

2.2 Three Accounts of Queen Victoria (Toeknee)

2.3 Queen Victoria's Marriage and An Assassination Attempt! (Greg Giordano)

2.4 Royal Childbirth and a Celebration of the Queen (Kathleen Moore)

2.5 An Intruder Breaks into Queen Victoria's Bedroom and A Song about the Queen (Ryan Cowell)

2.6 Three Accounts of the Birth of the Prince of Wales. (Roohi)

2.7 A Visit to the Queen, a Royal Exchange, a Royal Marriage (Roohi)

2.8 A Scene in the Election (farce), Speling Book for the Unions (Ed Humpal)

2.9 The Times and John Bull v. the Pope's Bull (Jeff Moon)

2.10 A Political Catechism and Famine Fast Day (Roohi)

2.11 Three Political Texts (ashleighjane)

2.12 Three Accounts of Political Affiliations, Reform, and Elections (Ulrike Denis)

2.13 Political Thanksgiving and the Rights of Women (Greg Giordano)

2.14 A Reform Alphabet and Two Irish Questions (Jeff Moon)

2.15 A New Bill and a New Act of Parliament (Melvin Lee)

2.16 Street Laws, the Poor Law, Death of a Pauper (Toeknee)

2.17 Two Catechisms: the Soldier's and the Drunkard's, and Two Poems About the Drunkard (Toeknee)

2.18 Beer House Act and Two Poems: Brave Nelson and Battle of Waterloo (Martin Campbell)

2.19 Four Songs about the Price of Food, Politics, and Laws (Martin Campbell)

2.20 Five Songs about the Irish Liberator, Poverty, and the Elction (Roohi)

2.21 Four Songs about England, the Election, and the Death of Wellington (Roohi)

2.22 Six Songs about Battles, Florence NIghtingale, and International Affairs (Roohi)

2.23 Fours Songs about Cobden, Naval Battle, Lament, and Reform (Roohi)

2.24 Three Songs about Reform (Greg Giordano)

2.25 Three More Songs about Reform (Roohi)

2.26 Two Songs about Fenians and Explosion (Roohi)

2.27 Trading Bill and Election (Joseph Tabler)

3.1 Introduction to Division 3 and The Female Husband (Oxenhandler)

3.2 Shakespeare's House, a Costume, Manchester and Preston Guild (Roohi)

3.3 A Prophesy, Grace Darling, a Championship, and an Accident on the Ice (Greg Giordano)

3.4 Foreigners in England and Financial Hardships (Greg Giordano)

3.5 And Agricultural Show, a Lunacy Case, and an Old Marquis and his Wife (Greg Giordano)

3.6 Two Marriages and One Affair (Kalynda)

3.7 Strike of Tailors, The Parson, Night in a Workhouse (Greg Giordano)

3.8 The Ghost, The Wiched Woman, The Artful Girl (Michael)

3.9 The She-He Barman, Beauty and Match-Making, the Convent (Michael)

3.10 The Flitch of Bacon, Lord Mayor's Show, and a Boat Race (Roohi)

3.11 Three discussions of Fashion: Petticoats, Crinolines and Chignons. (Diana Schmidt)

3.12 The Velocipede, The Lord Mayor's Show, The Queen Opens a Viaduct (Vera Sticker)

3.13 Cabman Flags, a Divorce Case, and Volunteer Review (Toeknee)

3.14 A Parson Outwitted and the He-She Ladies (Ulrike Denis)

4.1 Introdction to part 4 and The Life and Execution of Sir John Oldcastle (Melvin Lee)

4.2 The Dying Speeches and Execution of Seven Conspirators (Melvin Lee)

4.3 The Execution of Luke Hutton (TriciaG)

4.4 The Exectution of Conspirators and of Sir Walter Raleigh (Melvin Lee)

4.5 The Executions of Thomas Armstrong and William Nevison (TriciaG)

4.6 Trial and Executions of James Lowry, John Swan, and Elizabeth Jeffryes (Melvin Lee)

4.7 Execution of Six Unfortunate Malefactors and John Austin (Melvin Lee)

4.8 Trials and Executions of April 11, John Hogan, and Joseph Richards (TriciaG)

4.9 Old Bailey Intelligence and Execution of Eight Convicts (TriciaG)

4.10 Executions of Unforunate Sailors and Richard Parker (TriciaG)

4.11 The Executions of Mary Nott and James Nesbett (TriciaG)

4.12 Sentences of Prisoners of September 11, 1822 and the Death of Ann Williams (TriciaG)

4.13 The Confessions and Executions of John Thurtell, C.T. White, and Amelia Roberts (Melvin Lee)

4.14 The Confession and Execution of William Corder, Bishop and Williams (Melvin Lee)

4.15 The Confession and Execution of James Greenacre and F.B. Courvoisier (Melvin Lee)

4.16 The Executions of Robert Blakesley and Verses on Daniel Good (TriciaG)

4.17 The Executions of James Bloomfield Rush and John Gleeson Wilson (TriciaG)

4.18 An Execution and a Tragedy: Six Children Murdered by their Mother (Oxenhandler)

4.19 Execution of William Cogan and George Gardner (Jason in Panama)

4.20 Execution of William G. Youngman and the Wigan Murder (Jason in Panama)

4.21 The Execution of Priscilla Biggadike and Frederick Baker (mariemdover)

4.22 Executions at Durham, Confessions and Executions of Samuel Wright and James Clitheroe (TriciaG)

4.23 Two Murders on the Railway (Guest)

4.24 The Chase, Capture and Execution of Franz Muller (Roohi)

4.25 Lamentation and Execution of James Longhurst and Miles Weatherhill (Roohi)

4.26 Sentence of Constance Kent and Confession and Executions of Stephen Forward (Roohi)

4.27 Execution of Pirates, Leigh and the Murder of a Child by a Schoolmistress (Roohi)

4.28 Farewell to the World of Richard Bishop and Lamentations of J. Mapp and H. Lingley (Roohi)

4.29 Executions of Alice Holt and the Murder of a Boy by his own Father (msloganjr)

4.30 Lamentations of J. R. Jeffery, John Fletcher, Ann Lawrence (TriciaG)

4.31 Executions of Michael Barrett, Allen, Gould, Larkin, and William Sheward (TriciaG)

4.32 Executions of John Devine, Martin Brown, and Alexander Mackay (TriciaG)

4.33 Murder of a Wife and Six Children and Executions of F. Hinson and J. Rutterford (OCTL7)

4.34 The Heroes of the Guillotine and Gallows (Sandra Knight)

The audiobook Curiosities of Street Literature falls under the genres of Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Satire, Biography & Autobiography. It is written by Various.

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