Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 164 Hindley, Charles 1893 12027632 Curiosities of Street Literature Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Curiosities of Street Literature" by Charles Hindley is a collection of various forms of street literature written in the late 19th century. This anthology includes an array of intriguing and often sensational narratives such as ballads, broadsides, and accounts of scandalous events and tragedies, often aimed at entertaining the lower classes. It captures the essence of popular culture and the types of stories that appealed to the urban public during that time. The opening of this collection introduces readers to the world of street literature, highlighting the nature of “cock” or “catchpenny” writings that often feature sensational tales of murder, betrayal, and scandal. Hindley discusses the competitive landscape between street authors and printers, focusing on notable figures such as James Catnach, who became prominent in this niche. The vivid descriptions of various shocking events from society illustrate the public's morbid curiosity, while anecdotes from street vendors shed light on the intriguing, sometimes gruesome, narratives that captivated the masses. Overall, the early chapters set the stage for a fascinating exploration of the societal undercurrents reflected in this unique form of literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chapbooks Broadsides Street literature -- Great Britain PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 1522775 1521057 2024-09-20T12:39:29.868191 2023-09-21T09:08:31.224189 text/html text/html 1528000 2015-06-03T15:45:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 3797551 2015-06-03T15:45:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4234153 2024-09-20T12:39:57.956083 application/epub+zip 4252693 2024-09-20T12:39:34.279226 application/epub+zip 557217 2024-09-20T12:39:32.041207 application/epub+zip 4648061 2024-09-20T12:40:11.422054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4637065 2024-09-20T12:39:54.990075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 972292 2022-09-22T09:28:23.542606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1129823 1129660 2024-09-20T12:39:23.003242 2023-09-21T09:08:24.458103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1129990 2015-06-03T15:45:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 421805 2015-06-03T15:45:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18563 2024-09-20T12:40:11.606979 application/rdf+xml 14153 2024-09-20T12:39:32.327190 image/jpeg 2407 2024-09-20T12:39:32.187172 image/jpeg 3851313 2024-09-20T12:39:30.435186 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog