Research Catalog

Title

The maiden tribute of modern Babylon : (the report of the "Pall Mall gazette's" secret commission.)

Author

Stead, W. T. (William Thomas), 1849-1912.

Publication

[London] : Printed and published by Richard Lambert, [1885]

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Details

Description

16 p.; 39 cm.

Uniform Title

Pall Mall gazette.

Subjects

• Teenage prostitution > Great Britain > History > 19th century
• Child prostitution > Great Britain > History > 19th century

Note

• Caption title.
• Text in three columns per page.
• Publisher statement from colophon.
• Reprint of 4 articles that appeared in the Pall Mall gazette, July 6-8 and 10, 1885; the articles, though unsigned, were acknowledged to be the work of W.T. Stead, editor of the Pall Mall gazette. Stead was convicted of kidnapping and abetting indecent assault for the procuring of Eliza Armstrong ("Lily"; see p. 5) and served three months in prison. Cf. Schults, R.L. Crusader in Babylon. c1972.
• This ed. has "2d." at left and right above title. Between title and text is a 14 line quotation from Lord Shaftesbury at the Mansion House, July 10, 1885.

Call Number

6-SNY+ (Pall Mall gazette, London. Maiden tribute of modern Babylon)

OCLC

37693635

Author

Stead, W. T. (William Thomas), 1849-1912.

Title

The maiden tribute of modern Babylon : (the report of the "Pall Mall gazette's" secret commission.)

Imprint

[London] : Printed and published by Richard Lambert, [1885]

Local Note

With this reprint is bound a sequence of issues of the Pall Mall gazette (v. CLII, no. 6336-6393, July 6-Sept. 10, 1885, with 22 issues missing) concerning the problem of prostitution and the amendment of the criminal code, including the original presentation of "The maiden tribute ..." in four parts.

Added Title

Pall Mall gazette.

Research Call Number

6-SNY+ (Pall Mall gazette, London. Maiden tribute of modern Babylon)