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19th Century…

Thomas Cooper’s “Prison Rhyme” (1845)

5 May 20196 May 2019
By Stephen Basdeo I recently came into possession of a book written by Thomas Cooper (1805-92), a famous Chartist activist, which he gave to his friend, the newspaper proprietor and…
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Available for preorder: “The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler” (2018)

14 Jul 201730 May 2018
My book entitled The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler (Pen & Sword, 2018) is now available to preorder on Amazon and Waterstones's website. Follow the Amazon…
18th century…

Rob Roy (1671-1734)

13 Jan 2017
A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy! And Scotland has a thief as good, An outlaw of as daring mood; She has her brave ROB ROY! Then…
19th Century…

Thomas Miller’s “The Mysteries of London; or, Lights and Shadows of London Life” (1849)

14 Dec 201616 Dec 2016
Thomas Miller’s The Mysteries of London; or, The Lights and Shadows of London Life (1849) is a continuation of G. W. M. Reynolds’ eponymous penny blood serialised novel published between…
19th Century…

Society Gets the Criminals it Deserves: The Resurrection Man from G. W. M. Reynolds’ “The Mysteries of London” (1844-45)

30 Nov 201630 Nov 2016
[All images unless otherwise stated are my own, scanned from a first edition of Reynolds’ Mysteries that is in my own collection – permission to use is freely granted providing…
19th Century…

George Emmett’s “Robin Hood and the Archers of Merrie Sherwood” (1868-69)

20 Oct 201620 Oct 2016
[All images taken from books in my personal collection – feel free to use] Further to my recent postings on Robin Hood in Victorian penny dreadfuls, this post sheds light…

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