Bibliograph

Murder, mayhem and music hall, the dark side of Victorian London, Barry Anthony

Type

Label

Murder, mayhem and music hall, the dark side of Victorian London, Barry Anthony

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Murder, mayhem and music hall

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

894276119

Responsibility statement

Barry Anthony

Sub title

the dark side of Victorian London

Summary

The Strand is one of London's most iconic streets <U+2013> today the bustling and thriving home of West End theatres and the luxurious Savoy hotel; in the Victorian era, the Strand was a much more seedy and destitute part of the city. Barry Anthony here explores the criminal and socially subversive behaviour which abounded in and around the Victorian Strand. He introduces us to a vast range of personalities - from prostitutes, confidence tricksters, vagrants and cadgers to the actors, comedians and music hall stars who trod the boards of the Strand's early theatres. With a cast of colourful characters and through a series of exotic episodes Barry Anthony conjures up the sights and sounds of Victorian London and transports the reader a hundred and fifty years back in time to the heyday of Victorian theatre <U+2013> and into the throes of the Victorian underworld

Table Of Contents

1. Where's Troy? -- 2. The Disappearance of Love -- 3. The Dark Arches -- 4. The Lord Chief Baron of the Coal Hole -- 5. Old Stock and Fancy Goods -- 6. The Importance of Being Ernest . . . and Frederick -- 7. Sam and Maud -- 8. Kicking Over the Traces -- 9. A Peep into the Unknown -- 10. Looking for Mugs in the Strand -- 11. The Casebook of Maurice Moser -- 12. Alias Jack the Ripper -- 13. Crystals of Morphine -- 14. An Adelphi Drama -- 15. Madame St John -- 16. The Backside of St Clement's

Target audience

adult

Classification