IN WHICH —
0:07:30: SWEENEY TODD, Ch. 50:
- Johanna Oakley is forced to take her brave but not overly smart cousin Big Ben the Beefeater into her confidence — to tell him she is dressing in boys’ clothes to spy on the barbershop where, she thinks, Mark Ingestrie was murdered. Now, what do you think Big Ben will do with this information? Why, go check it out by getting Sweeney Todd to shave him, of course. Will he survive such a foolhardy act? We shall see.
0:27:15: BLACK BESS (Dick Turpin), Ch. 12:
- Dick waits for nightfall and is off and away. Ellen, the young maiden whom he rescued a few chapters ago from a Fate Worse Than Death in that mean capmaker lady’s DIY bordello, begs him not to go, as the “grabs” are sure to be on the lay for him; but he pays no heed. Soon he is off, into a thick fog … journeying, perhaps, to his death? We shall see.
0:36:30: VARNEY THE VAMPYRE, Ch. 12:
- Poor Charles Holland is struggling with his feelings. He cannot believe such things as vampires exist; but if they do, will he soon have a vampire for a wife? He stares at the mysterious portrait. What is its significance? Could there be some secret hidden behind it? And wait — what’s that scratching at the window? Could it be …
1:08:15: SPRING-HEEL'D JACK, Ch. 12:
- Jack’s taking a little breather after his churchyard caper when he recognizes Ellen Folder, the poor seamstress whose bundle Joe Filcher filched, hurrying toward London Bridge. Jack realizes she’s determined to cast herself into the black, filthy waters! Can he save her from the bitter fruits of her temporary madness?
1:28:30: THE BLACK BAND, Ch. 12:
- We FINALLY meet a few characters we can root for after a cavalcade of contemptible wretches and psychotic supervillains! We meet Clara Melville, a poverty-stricken but aristocratic and lovely young ballet dancer; and her father, Jasper Melville, an impoverished aristocrat of some sort who hints at a dark secret. Clara’s baby sister is at death’s door with a raging fever. Suddenly a visitor knocks imperiously at the door …
PLUS —
- Learn what "Hell hounds," "hop merchants," "hamlets," "blackstrap," "buggaboes," "fadge," "mopus," "tonies," "thrums," "groat," "tanner," "teaster," and "tizzy" meant, in highway-robber slang!
Join Professor Flash, a.k.a. Finn J.D. John. for a 90-minute spree through the story papers of old London! Grab a flicker of blue ruin, unload your stumps, and let's go!
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