Publisher's Synopsis
This eclectic collection of funny, bizarre, and thought-provoking stories, spanning 1729-1930, has been ferreted out by Rona Levin from the British Library's Newspaper Archive. It reveals the perils of daily life in centuries past, astonishing crimes, sexual scandals, medical oddities, and tales of extraordinary people, highlighting the critical issues, social mores, and sensibilities of the times.
