Nymphs of the pavement, the: sin, scandal and vice in victorian lincolnshire
Auteur :
Gurnham, Richard
Éditeur :
The History Press Ltd
ISBN :
9780750958400
Date de publication :
5 mai 2014
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1842 the mayor lamented, ‘There is more debauchery in Lincoln than in any other town of its size in the kingdom.’ Lincoln Races was a magnet for vice: by 1828, one newspaper reported up to 500 ‘thieves, prostitutes and gamblers’ on the course.