Curiosities of Street Literature
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ISBN-13:
9781108038676
Veröffentl:
2011
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
18.11.2011
Seiten:
266
Autor:
Charles Hindley
Gewicht:
699 g
Format:
297x210x14 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A fascinating compendium of broadsheet ballads, political satire and sensational stories of murder and scandal, first published in 1871.
Introduction; 1. A collection of 'cocks', or 'catchpennies', street drolleries, squibs, histories, comic tales in prose and verse; 2. A collection of broadsides on the Royal Family, political litanies, dialogues, catechisms, Acts of Parliament, and various street ballads and papers on political subjects; 3. A collection of ballads on a subject; 4. The 'gallows' literature of the streets. Public executions, dying speeches, confessions, and copy of verses.
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