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A fun romp through the bizarre stories presented as fact – though doubtless some are more factual than many others – in Victorian newspapers, curated by Clay. The reports, spanning the length of Vicky’sreign, are short, and grouped into chapters of various subjects – animals, politics, crime, marriage, the supernatural, etc. They’re all nice and short, and vary wildly between funny, weird, sad, nasty, and mundane.
Obviously the supernatural and crime chapters are going to be most people’s first go-to, and they don’t disappoint, including the likes of vampires, witches, Spring-Heeled Jack, and of course the Ripper. Other sections include bigamists, drunken monkeys, and the surprising prevalence of lions and tigers jumping through the windows of seaside hotels.
It’s a bog-book of course; something to dip into in brief moments, rather than being a history of the medium or anything, but it’s good fun, and like a massive block of Fortean Times sidebars in one go...
Obviously the supernatural and crime chapters are going to be most people’s first go-to, and they don’t disappoint, including the likes of vampires, witches, Spring-Heeled Jack, and of course the Ripper. Other sections include bigamists, drunken monkeys, and the surprising prevalence of lions and tigers jumping through the windows of seaside hotels.
It’s a bog-book of course; something to dip into in brief moments, rather than being a history of the medium or anything, but it’s good fun, and like a massive block of Fortean Times sidebars in one go...