Comic, curious and quirky : news stories from centuries past
2016
Book
We live in the era of catchy headlines and click-bait online features, but we're not the first generation to enjoy news that is strange or lurid. As Rona Levin shows, oddity and intrigue have been a part of newspapers since their very earliest days. Collecting some of the most fascinating and bizarre stories from English newspapers from 1700 to 1900, Levin offers up gossip, true crime, scandal, and more.
Main title:
Comic, curious and quirky : news stories from centuries past / edited by Rona Levin.
Author:
Levin, Rona, editor
Imprint:
London : The British Library, 2016.
Collation:
176 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
ISBN:
9780712356596 (pbk)
Dewey class:
828.02
Language:
English
BRN:
2407956