Comic, curious & quirky
Subtitle: news stories from centuries past
By: [edited by] Rona Levin
Publisher: The British Library
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780712357722
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Miscellanea; English newspapers; Modern History; Anecdotes
Other titles: Comic, curious and quirky
Description: We live in the era of catchy headlines and click-bait online features, but we're not the first generation to enjoy news that is strange or lurid. As Rona Levin shows, oddity and intrigue have been a part of newspapers since their very earliest days. Collecting some of the most fascinating and bizarre stories from English newspapers from 1700 to 1900, Levin offers up gossip, true crime, scandal, and more.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Dastardly deeds and deadly desires; title: Medical oddities, quacks and cures; title: Carping critics and critical issues of the day; title: Amusing musings and life's little foibles; title: All in a day's work; title: Animals antics and creature confusion; title: Missives and missiles from across the globe; title: Crime and punishment; title: Salacious gossip, scandal and scallywags; title: Extraordinary people.