Promoting a new author writing Victorian crime and murder novels, with a timeline in 19th century Leicester -'The Borough Boys' series. Book one, 'Jack Ketch's Puppets', introducing Samson Shepherd. Book two, 'Death lurks in Cock Muck Hill'. Book three due out later in 2016. Also Contemporary Crime, Murder, Mystery; Short Stories; Children's story, Poetry and Verse. This blog is intended to showcase Phil's writing.
Friday, 17 April 2015
An A - Z of Victorian Crime and Culture - H is for...
H is for - Hard Labour... Most longer sentences included an element of hard labour, which was exactly what it sounds like. Adults and children were put to work on anything from breaking rock, to the crank and other similar machines aimed at breaking them by hard work.
H is for - Heavy wet... somebody who drinks excess of malt whiskey becomes wetter, heavier and more stupid with each drink.
H is for - Half inch... to pinch or steal - cockney rhyming slang.
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