5.16: A scream rings out in the deserted mansion! — “German Princess” was a magnificent con artiste. (Segment 2 — The “Twopenny Torrids” feat. Highwayman Dick Turpin)

SHOW NOTES

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MINISODE 16 (Season 5)

(February 23, 2026)

THE "TWOPENNY TORRIDS"!

• For COMPLETE SHOW NOTES, including art and links to resources, see pennydread.com/discord.

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IN TODAY'S "TWOPENNY TORRID" MINISODE:

• 01:00: THE LIVES OF THE HIGHWAYMEN: The short and merry life of one of history’s most gifted con artistes — Mary Carleton, a.k.a. The German Princess.
• 12:15: BLACK BESS; or, THE KNIGHT OF THE ROAD (starring HIGHWAYMAN DICK TURPIN), Chapter 54: Dick finishes telling the story of how he acquired his mare. By the time he’s done, morning has broken; so the two highwaymen set out to explore their new temporary digs. But just as they do, an unearthly scream rings out in their ears …
• 24:45: STREET POETRY: From a yard-long collection of street ballads: “Henry’s Cottage Maid,” and “Single Life for Me!” (Early 1800s).
• 28:00: A RATHER NAUGHTY COCK-AND-HEN-CLUB SONG: "The Lady’s Wound” (about how Simple Simon learned on his wedding night that that, um, wasn’t a wound down there.)
• 30:00: A FEW MILDLY DIRTY JOKES from what passed in 1830 for a dirty joke book: "The Joke-Cracker" by Martin Merryman, Esq.

GLOSSARY OF EARLY-VICTORIAN SLANG USED IN THIS EPISODE — just two this time:

• ARCH DOXY: High-ranking female criminal or underworld figure.
• CUT AWAY: Fled.