2.03: Escape from the murder-house? — A pious predator unmasked. — The Admiral vs. the Vampire!

IN WHICH —

0:05:30: MYSTERIES OF LONDON, Ch. 3:

• In this chapter, we see this interesting youth having determined on a desperate attempt to flee the house when when one of the ruffians spots him, as you’ll recall from the last chapter. The youth knows he must flee for his life; but, can he? What will be his fate? Also, is he really a boy, or a woman in boy's clothes? If the latter, why?

0:17:00: ARTICLE from the TERRIFIC REGISTER, Page 9:

• In this short article from an 1825 true-crime journal, we are told of a pious man, much loved in his church, but who lives a secret life as a predator, luring poor girls into his house with promises of jobs and then imprisoning them as prostitutes; and how the "pious" man was unmasked an brought to justice.

0:23:00: VARNEY THE VAMPYRE, Ch. 15:

• In this chapter, two new characters enter our story by checking into the Nelson’s Arms in the nearby town of Uxotter. These are Admiral Bell, a retired Navy officer of about 70; and Jack Pringle, a seaman of the classic “Jack Tar” type. Admiral Bell is Charles Holland’s uncle; and he has been summoned by a letter warning him that his beloved nephew was about to enter into a relationship with a highly objectionable girl from a family a member of which is a vampire, and marrying into a vampire family would be a real disaster for everyone. The letter urges Admiral Bell to come to Uxotter, collect his wandering nephew, and save him from the dreadful fate of becoming a blood donor to his own brood of blood-drinkers …. So, will it work? Haha, we shall see!

PLUS —

• Learn the meaning of "leg bail," "ladybirds," "lumber coves," "victualling-office," "resurrection-man," "jemmy," "oaks and roses," "a nipperkin," and a few other words of highway-robber slang!

Join host Finn J.D. John. for a one-hour-long 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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