Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a piece of C19th slang commonly heard amongst, and by, thieves. Cross - life men. Meaning: Men who get their living by felony.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a C19th recipe from "Domestic and Economical Cookery Recipes with Special Hints on Gas Cooking" published in the 1890s:

Looking for your next crime fiction read? The Case of the Curious Client is the first in the Bow Street Society Mystery series. Here's the live action trailer for it: youtu.be/UVvXKqSFRZo?...

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day German-born acrobat who performed for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Lillian Leitzel (pictured) was born Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan on 2nd January 1892.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day This print (pictured) of Queen Victoria Street was painted by painter and illustrator William Luker and published by Leadenhall Press in their publication “London City” in 1891.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Squizzy" Taylor (pictured), a gangster with a fearsome reputation in 1920s Melbourne, Australia, was born Joseph Theodore Leslie Taylor on 29th June 1888.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "A Modern Buccaneer" (pictured) by Australian writer Rolf Boldrewood was published in 1894.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a C19th phrase heard in parliamentary circles. Then the band played. Meaning: Climax / finality. Derived from the use of brass bands on nomination day who would immediately play when the opponent of their employer attempted to address the people.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Annette Kellerman (pictured), an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and writer who was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, was born on 6th July 1886.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Expected One" (pictured) was painted by Ferdinand George Waldmüller in 1860. Some consider it proof of time travel as the woman appears to be looking at a smartphone. Yet experts suggest it's actually a prayer book. What do you think?

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Italian-American Mafia crime boss James "Big Jim" Colosimo (or "Diamond Jim") (pictured) was born Vincenzo Colosimo on 16th February 1878

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Doom of the Griffiths" (pictured) by Elizabeth Gaskell was first published in "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" in 1858.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Portsmouth Dockyard" (pictured) was painted by James Tissot in 1877.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is another piece of C19th slang commonly heard on the streets of west London. Hyde Park Railings. Meaning: Breast of mutton, the parallel bones of the meat echoing the parallel railings.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Irving Lahrheim (pictured), best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) under his professional name of Bert Lahr, was born on 13th August 1895.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Spanish coloratura soprano Maria Galvany (pictured) was born c.1878. Very little is known about her life, however.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Isabella, or the Pot of Basil" (pictured) by John Keats was published in 1820 in "Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems."

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Charles "Darby" Sabini (pictured stood to the right of the man sitting), a British-Italian mob boss known as the "king of the racecourse gangs" and the "Godfather of Little Italy" was born on 11th July 1888.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Omnibus Life in London" (pictured) by William Maw Egley was painted in 1859.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a piece of C19th slang commonly heard in American taverns. Bounced muchly. Meaning: To be expelled with exceeding vigour.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day American Chicago Prohibition-era gangster George Clarence "Bugs" Moran (pictured) was born Adelard Cunin on 21st August 1893.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Leona LaMar (pictured), an American stage mentalist and vaudeville headliner known as "The Girl with 1,000 Eyes" in the 1910s & 1920s, was born Leontine DuMar on 26th October 1883

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Parts of "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa" by Polish author Count Jan Potocki were first published in 1805. The novel was written incrementally and was left in its final form—though never exactly completed—at the time of the author's demise in 1815.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Woman Reading" (pictured) was painted by Lovis Corinth in 1888.

Bow Street Society's London: Omnibuses In this month’s blog, I take a look at one of the public transport options available to those who couldn’t afford to buy / maintain their own carriage and horses in Victorian London: omnibuses. Read the blog: bowstreetsociety.com/bow-street-s...

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is another piece of C19th slang commonly heard amongst the lower classes. Carry on proper. Meaning: To behave well.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (pictured) was born on 29th April 1899 in Washington, D.C., USA.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Said to be the only complete novel by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" (pictured) was published in 1838.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Wanderer in the Storm" (German title: "Wanderer im Sturm") (pictured) was painted by German artist Julius von Leypold in 1835.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day American actress, singer, and vaudeville headliner, Grace La Rue (see colourised picture) was born Stella Parsons on 23rd April 1882.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a piece of C19th slang commonly heard amongst the lower classes. Slush. Meaning: Tea and coffee served in common coffee houses.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Franklin Evans; or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times" (pictured), a temperance novel by Walt Whitman, was published in 1842.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Novel Reading" (pictured) was painted by Josef Danhauser in 1841

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Early C20th American vaudeville entertainer Will Ahern (pictured with his wife Gladys in 1928) was born William James Ahern on 9th October 1896. He's said to have learnt rope tricks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West troupe after running off with them in 1909.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day The humorous short film "A Kiss in the Tunnel" (original title: "The Kiss in the Tunnel") (pictured) starring George Albert Smith and Laura Bayley as his wife was released in 1899.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's post is another C19th slang phrase commonly heard during the first couple of decades of the century. Charley. Meaning: London street watchmen.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Forbidden Literature" (pictured) was painted in 1886 by Félix-Henri Giacomotti.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day The short story "The Minister's Black Veil" (pictured) by Nathaniel Hawthorne was first published in "The Token and Atlantic Souvenir" in 1836.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day American stage and film actor, Wilton Lackaye (see colorised image), was born William Andrew Lackey on 30th September 1862.

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Mrs Florence Humphris" (pictured) was painted by Henry Scott Tuke in 1892.

I was recently asked about where I write my books, so I thought I'd share a tour in picture form. The space is a corner of my living room (you can see the back of my sofa). The row of books is everything me / my work has ever appeared in. What does your writing space look like?

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is another piece of C19th slang. Fiddle-face. Meaning: A face that is wide at the temple and jaw but narrow at the cheekbones, thereby resembling a fiddle (pictured).

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Composer and pianist George Gershwin (pictured) was born Jacob Gershwine on 26th September 1898

Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a piece of C19th slang commonly heard amongst Londoners. Sunrise London. Meaning East London.