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Category Archives: Law
The Early Cinema Queuing Nuisance
Snippets 193. Looking at old newspaper articles, one thing that is often quite striking is how much resistance can be found to an idea that we now consider commonplace, but was unusual at the time. One such example comes from … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, History, Law, Magazines, News, Newspapers, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, Cinema, Manchester, Theatre Reform League
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Caesar’s Short Skirt
Snippets 189. An early name for a film camera was a “bioscope”, and the name was chosen for a film journal during the silent era of film, published in London. It ran from 1908 to 1932. The Bioscope was aimed at … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, History, Humor, Humour, Law, Magazines, News, Newspapers, Snippets, USA
Tagged Bioscope, Censorship, Cinema, New York
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“A Few Extra Glasses”… Fire!
Snippets 172. The following quote is taken from Memoirs of Joseph Shepherd Munden, a biography of a well-known actor during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, famed for his comedy performances. His biography was written by his son Thomas. … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, Autobiographies, Books, England, History, Law, Memoirs, Snippets
Tagged Joseph Shepherd Munden, Rights of Man, Thomas Paine
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Don’t Mention Legs!
Snippets 120. Regular readers will know that I often quote from Max O’Rell, one of my favourite authors who deserved to be celebrated and remembered far more than he is. The following is from Jonathan and His Continent (1889), a … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, Crime, History, Law, Memoirs, People, Snippets, Travel, USA
Tagged Anthony Comstock, Max O'Rell, Morality
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A Moral Dilemma
Snippets 84. In the previous post we looked at a quote from The British Apollo, which illustrated the “agony aunt” question and answer format of the short-lived publication (more information below). The following quote concerns a moral dilemma which could … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Britain, Crime, History, Law, Magazines, People, Snippets
Tagged Aaron Hill, Advice, British Apollo, Morality
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Journals 13.2 – Reminiscences of an Idler (Part 2)
This is the continuation of my article on Henry Wikoff’s journal. For the previous part, please see the entry posted on 7th March 2016. Wikoff’s first exploration of London was an eye-opener for him, with everything on such a grand … Continue reading
The 1860 Joke Book (Snippets 54)
Joke books are not just a modern phenomenon, but look too far back into the past and you will struggle to find any that are at all funny to a modern reader. However, that does not mean that they cannot … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, History, Humor, Humour, Law, People, Snippets
Tagged Jokes, Lawyers, Thomas Hood
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Lovely view, shame about the corpse (Snippets 1)
The following quote is taken from The Autobiography of a Stage-Coachman, by Thomas Cross, published in three volumes by Hurst and Blackett in 1861. The author describes a journey by stagecoach in the year 1806: I have been on many … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Autobiographies, Britain, England, Highwaymen, History, Law, London, Snippets, Stagecoaches
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Windows into History 