| Repository | Archives |
| Reference Number | P/STT/1 |
| Alternative Reference Number | LC8603 |
| L2642 |
| Class | 870 STO |
| Title | 'A Legende of Limehouse' |
| Date(s) | c. 1902 |
| Description | Hand-written book of three historical stories by William Stout, with pen-and-ink sketches and watercolours by A. G. Stout. With William Stout's bookplate inside front cover. Pages i-cxxxxv (Pages 1-145): 'A Legende of Limehouse': anti-socialist and anti-union historical satire, set in Limehouse in 1654. Watercolour sketches of Hackney on page xxxxii (page 42) and St Dunstan's Stepney on page lxxvi (page 76), and pen-and-ink sketch of the deluded socialists being executed on page cxxxxiii (page 143). Pages 3-44: 'The Old Mast House; or the Pirates of Blackwall': anti-socialist historical satire set in 1761. With many pen-and-ink sketches. Pages 45-56: 'The Last of the Ghosts: A Christmas Story': illustrated Dickensian parody [of the author Charles Dickens' work]. |
| Extent | 1 volume of 191 pages |
| Subject | Blackwall |
| Illustrations |
| Novels |
| Drawings |
| Limehouse |
| PhysicalDescription | Poor condition, at risk from handling |
| Access Status | Open |
| Request | YES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room. |